Takayasu arteritis presenting as chronic mesenteric ischemia.
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.
Mehta
Rajiv
R
Department of Gastroenterology, Amrita Institute of Medical Science, Cochin 682 026. rmgastro@yahoo.com
Deepak
John
Anil
A
Shine
Raj
Balakrishnan
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
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones