Abdominal angina in occlusive mesenteric vascular disease: a case report

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  • Bjoern Kitzing
چکیده

INTRODUCTION Abdominal angina is a descriptive term for abdominal pain that can occur postprandially in patients with occlusive mesenteric vascular disease due to insufficient increase in blood flow. CASE PRESENTATION In this case a 60-year-old Caucasian woman with a 2 year history of abdominal angina presented to hospital for elective mesenteric revascularization surgery. Postoperative recovery was complicated by graft occlusion resulting in hepatic ischemia as well as splenic and small bowel infarction. CONCLUSION This case highlights the importance of keeping this differential diagnosis in mind when dealing with patients who have a long history of abdominal pain and discusses some of the complications that may occur after surgical treatment.

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دوره 2  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2009