J Acute Care Surg.  2025 Mar;15(1):30-33. 10.17479/jacs.2025.15.1.30.

Successful Non-Operative Management of Middle Colic Artery Injury Using Transcatheter Arterial Embolization Performed in a Hybrid Emergency Room System

• Lee JH
• Ahn SR
• Seo SH
• Park CY

• KMID: 2565856
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.17479/jacs.2025.15.1.30

Abstract

Mesenteric injuries from blunt trauma are rare, but can result in life-threatening complications, including massive hemorrhage from mesenteric arterial disruption, bowel ischemia, necrosis, and perforation. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are critical, and surgical intervention is traditionally considered the gold standard intervention. Although transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) is an established treatment for solid organ injuries following blunt abdominal trauma, its application to mesenteric injuries is less common. A 47-year-old male was admitted to our trauma center, which employes a hybrid emergency room system, after falling from a height of 3 meters. Abdominal computed tomography revealed active contrast extravasation from the middle colic artery which had a large hemoperitoneum, but no evidence of bowel injury. After initial resuscitation and stabilization, TAE was performed to control the hemorrhage. The patient was discharged 42 days after admission without significant complications. As a possible treatment option for mesenteric injuries without intestinal damage, we suggest TAE.

Keyword

colon, embolization, mesentery, trauma