title: Endovascular stent implantation in the coeliac and superior mesenteric arteries in the treatment of chronic mesenteric ischemia.
abstract: Mesenteric ischemia is a rare but serious cause of abdominal pain.We present the case of a man who had symptomatic mesenteric ischemia, secondary to a superior mesenteric artery stenosis in conjunction with a coeliac artery stenosis. He was treated with balloon angioplasty and stent insertion, and showed good symptomatic improvement.
authors.affiliation: Usha Mullapudi Cardiac Centre, Hyderabad. srimandmcardio@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Srimannarayana
authors.forename: K Jagadeesh
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Ramesh
authors.forename: P V R
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Raju
authors.forename: Anurag
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000473:pathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000473:pathology; D008643:Mesentery / Q000098:blood supply*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D015607:Stents