Delay in the diagnosis of<unk>  can result in fatal catabolysis (advanced malnutrition), dehydration, electrolyte abnormalities, hypokalemia, acute gastric rupture or intestinal perforation (from prolonged<unk>  ischemia), gastric distention, spontaneous upper gastrointestinal bleeding, hypovolemic shock, and aspiration pneumonia. A 1-in-3 mortality rate for<unk>  has been quoted by a small number of sources. However, after extensive research, original data establishing this mortality rate has not been found, indicating that the number is likely to be unreliable. While research establishing an official mortality rate may not exist, two recent studies of<unk>  patients, one published in 2006 looking at 22 cases and one in 2012 looking at 80 cases, show mortality rates of 0% and 6.3%, respectively. According to the doctors in one of these studies, the expected outcome for<unk>  treatment is generally considered to be excellent.
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome
Splenic infarction
Distal intestinal obstruction syndrome
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Epiploic appendagitis
Ischemic colitis
Bowel infarction
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction