title: [Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in angina abdominis].
abstract: Personal experience in the use of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in the treatment of atherosclerotic lesions responsible for angina abdominis is reported. The series consists of two men and two women aged 62-74, three with isolated segmentary lesions of the coeliac tripod, two stenoses and an obstruction and the fourth with associated stenoses of the coeliac tripod and the superior mesenteric artery. No significant local or systemic complications arose and angiography revealed a satisfactory outcome in all 4 cases with total disappearance of symptoms even at follow up (minimum 12 months). Apart from the possible applications of PTA in the treatment of angina abdominis, the possibility of using it in the treatment of isolated oligo-symptomatic stenoses of the coeliac tripod is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002445:Celiac Artery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: L'angioplastica transluminale percutanea nell'angina abdominis.