title: [Mesenteric ischemia: update of new diagnostic techniques for an old disease, and review of radiological signs].
abstract: Acute arterial mesenteric ischemia is a medical emergency associated with a high rate of mortality (> 60%). A diagnostic delay may lead to disease progression, thus it is important to recognize this condition as early as possible. The development of imaging techniques, such as multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) allows an early diagnosis to be made as it detects typical radiographic signs such as, the presence of a thrombus within the superior mesenteric artery (SMA), pneumatosis in bowel loops, and air in the interior of the superior mesenteric and portal veins. It is important to know of these new imaging techniques applications and the typical radiographic signs of this disease as it is an emergency which, if confirmed, could lead to performing urgent surgery to prevent progression to intestinal necrosis and a possible fatal outcome.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Albacete, España. apalmabaro@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palma Baro
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caldevilla Bernardo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parrondo Muiños
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D065666:Mesenteric Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Acute mesenteric ischemia; Computed tomography; Emergency; Isquemia mesentérica; Tomografía computarizada; Urgencias