Saarland University Medical Center and Saarland University Faculty of Medicine
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Prof. Dr. med. H.-J. Schäfers

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1.Assessment of hepatosplanchnic pathophysiology in patients with non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia after cardiovascular surgery
Takashi Kunihara, Heinrich Groesdonk, Frank Langer, Diana Aicher, Dietmar Tscholl, Hans-Joachim Schäfers
Non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia after cardiovascular surgery is lethal disease, however, underlying mechanisms has been still unclear. We sought to elucidate hepatosplanchnic pathophysiology in patients with non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia using using a catheter introduced into the hepatic vein.