title: Chronic abdominal pain--a radiological solution.
abstract: Chronic mesenteric ischaemia is not an uncommon disorder. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality. It presents with chronic abdominal pain and the diagnosis is often missed because of nonspecific clinical findings and limitations of diagnostic studies. Although surgery has been considered to be the mainstay of treatment, it is associated with significant morbidity. We report two cases of chronic mesenteric ischaemia managed effectively with endovascular therapy with no morbidity and good long term pain relief.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai.
authors.forename: Paresh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Vidhyachandra
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gandhi
authors.forename: Shaji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marar
authors.forename: Aabha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagral
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagral
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome