Multi-detector angio-CT and the use of D-dimer for the diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia in geriatric patients


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Gun B., Yolcu S., Degerli V., Elcin G., TOMRUK Ö., ERDUR B., ...Daha Fazla

ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, cilt.20, sa.5, ss.376-381, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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BACKGROUND: There is no specific laboratory method for the diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI). In this study, we aimed to determine the efficacy of the D-dimer test in selected cases prior to multi-detector angio-CT, which is expensive and has side effects.