title: Takayasu arteritis presenting as chronic mesenteric ischemia.
abstract: We report a 40-year-old man with Takayasu arteritis involving the abdominal aorta, who presented with chronic mesenteric ischemia. The diagnosis was made by aortogram, which showed tight superior mesenteric artery (SMA) stenosis. The patient underwent successful balloon angioplasty of the SMA following corticosteroid treatment. He is asymptomatic 9 months later; repeat aortogram showed no stenosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Amrita Institute of Medical Science, Cochin 682 026. rmgastro@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.lastname: Deepak
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: John
authors.lastname: Shine
authors.lastname: Raj
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods; D001027:Aortography; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones