[Bowel ischaemia treated with stent placement].
This is a case report of a younger woman admitted to hospital with abdominal pain and weight loss. Four weeks after admittance, she was diagnosed with severe bowel ischaemia at laparotomy. Arteriography showed occlusive disease in the mesenteric arteries, which were treated with a stent. The entire intestine was preserved, apart from 10 cm of jejunum due to bowel perforation. The diagnosis of polyarteritis nodosa was confirmed based on biopsy and clinical symptoms.
Nygaard
Hanne Heebøll
HH
H:S Rigshospitalet, Røntgenafdelingen, Diagnostisk Center, og Kirurgisk Gastroenterologisk Klinik. hanne.nygaard@get2net.dk
Sigild
Ulf Henrik
UH
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009336:Necrosis; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D015431:Weight Loss