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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2021

Concealed mesenteric ischemia after total knee arthroplasty: A case report.

Sheng-Yang Zhang, Bang-Jian He, Hui-Hui Xu, Miao-Miao Xiao, Jing-Jing Zhang, Pei-Jian Tong, Qiang Mao

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Sheng-Yang ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Shaoxing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Bang-Jian HeDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China.
Hui-Hui XuInstitute of Orthopedics and Traumatology, The First College of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang Province, China.
Miao-Miao XiaoThe Second People's Hospital of Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou 311241, Zhejiang Province, China.
Jing-Jing ZhangInstitute of Orthopedics and Traumatology, The First College of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang Province, China.
Pei-Jian TongDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China.
Qiang MaoDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China. zyydxmq@126.com.

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backgroundIn critical care medicine, mesenteric ischemia (MI) is a life-threatening disease that can be present in both critically ill patients and those undergoing major surgery. For the first time, we report a case of concealed MI with a long course after knee arthroplasty. CASE SUMMARY: A male patient underwent left total knee arthroplasty for gouty arthritis and developed a persistent fever and persistently high levels of serum infection markers after surgery. He was considered to have a periprosthetic site infection and treated with antibiotics and colchicine, periprosthetic debridement was performed, and the spacer was replaced, but no improvement was seen. At 54 d after arthroplasty, the patient developed gastrointestinal symptoms of nausea and vomiting, abdominal distention, and subsequently, cloudiness of consciousness, and hypotensive shock. Finally, the patient was diagnosed with ascending colonic mesentery ischemia with necrosis after laparotomy, which improved after right hemicolectomy.

conclusionConcealed MI without gastrointestinal symptoms after major surgery is rare and easily misdiagnosed. Orthopedic surgeons need to be aware of this complication.

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Case reportComplicationConcealed mesenteric ischemiaTotal knee arthroplasty

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