title: Young women presenting with chronic mesenteric ischemia--two case reports.
abstract: Chronic mesenteric ischemia is primarily a disease of the elderly, who have widespread atherosclerosis of the celiac, superior mesenteric, and inferior mesenteric arteries. Risk factors include smoking, vasculitis, fibromuscular dysplasia, and arterial dissection. Presented here are 2 cases of women under age 50 years burdened with this condition, owing primarily to advanced arteriosclerosis. These cases illustrate a need for increased awareness of mesenteric ischemia as a cause for postprandial abdominal pain in young patients with other stigmata of advanced arterial occlusive disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Felix J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: Mark K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Eskandari
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008643:Mesentery / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D019518:Postprandial Period; D011859:Radiography; D012307:Risk Factors