Preoperative Diagnosis: Necrotic bowel, portal vein thrombosis, SMV thrombosis

Postoperative Diagnosis: Same

Procedure: 

1) Exploratory Laparotomy

2) Small bowel resection

3) Temporary abdominal closure

Findings: 

1) 48 cm necrotic bowel in proximal jejunum resected with adjacent mesenteric hematoma

2) Significant venous hypertension secondary to portal vein thrombosis

3) Mesenteric congestion with bowel edema

4) Hemorrhagic ascites

Operation: 

...A midline abdominal incision was made and carried down to the level of the fascia with bovie electrocautery.  The fascia was incised and upon gaining entrance to abdomen, the patient was found to have significant hemorrhagic ascites.  The small bowel was eviscerated and run from the ligament of Treitz to terminal ileum.  There was a 48cm segment of grossly necrotic, thickened bowel with associated mesenteric congestion and a large mesenteric hematoma.  This area of bowel was not viable so the decision was made to segmentally resect it.  The bowel was divided with a GIA stapler and the mesentery taken with a ligasure using a double burn technique.  Despite this, the cut edge of the mesentery continued to ooze secondary to venous hypertension from the patient's known portal vein and SMV thrombosis.  As a result, the cut edge was oversewn with a running, locking 3-0 prolene suture.  The bowel was once again run and noted to be dilated, and injected proximal to our small bowel resection.  No additional areas of compromised bowel were identified.  The patient was noted to have thickened congested mesentery.  At this point, the decision was made to proceed with a temporary abdominal closure with abthera.  The abthera was cut to size and placed at 125mmHg intermittent suction. The patient was transported, intubated, in critical condition to the ICU on pressors.  

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