Chronic abdominal pain--a radiological solution

Chronic mesenteric ischaemia is not an uncommon disorder. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality. We report two cases of chronic mesenteric ischaemia managed effectively with endovascular therapy with no morbidity and good long term pain relief.

Paresh Jain, Vidhyachandra Gandhi, Shaji Marar, Aabha Nagral, Sanjay Nagral
Jan 2010, NCBI

Abstract

Chronic mesenteric ischaemia is not an uncommon disorder. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality. It presents with chronic abdominal pain and the diagnosis is often missed because of nonspecific clinical findings and limitations of diagnostic studies. Although surgery has been considered to be the mainstay of treatment, it is associated with significant morbidity. We report two cases of chronic mesenteric ischaemia managed effectively with endovascular therapy with no morbidity and good long term pain relief.

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