Introduction Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a life threatening disease and one of the emergency surgery conditions (1). A gradual obstruction, known as chronic mesenteric ischemia does not cause a serious problem because of formation of collateral vessels. However, an acute obstruction of either main mesenteric arteries or even one of the branches causes severe symptoms and needs early inte...

Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder of connective tissue, with various complications manifested primarily in the cardiovascular system. It potentially leads to aortic dissection and rupture, these being the major causes of death. We report a patient who complained of acute abdominal pain, which presented as acute mesenteric ischemia combined with abdominal aortic dissect...

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is now used widely in the revascularization of peripheral artery disease. We report the case of a 75-year-old woman with chronic mesenteric ischemia, who presented with postprandial abdominal pain, food fear, and weight loss for 6 months. Mesenteric angiography showed critical stenosis in the celiac trunk, and superior and inferior mesenteric arteries. Inst...

The article reviews the intestinal ischemia theme on newborn and children. The intestinal ischemia may be either acute - intestinal infarction (by vascular obstruction or by reduced mesenteric blood flow besides the occlusive mechanism), either chronic. In neonates, acute intestinal ischemia may be caused by aortic thrombosis, volvulus or hypoplastic left heart syndrome. In children, acute inte...

Small bowel feces sign (SBFS) is a computed tomography (CT) finding that appears as fecal like material in dilated small bowel loops. This sign is usually seen in association with gradually progressive small bowel obstruction. We present a case of occlusive mesenteric ischemia in which the SBFS appeared on CT scan early on in the course of the disease. We put forward a suggested alternative mec...

Early diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) remains very difficult, partly due to the fact that useful markers of early small bowel ischemia have not yet been identified. Thus, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the levels of serum intracellular enzymes in the tissues and organs in a controlled animal model of mesenteric intestinal ischemia. Forty-eight New Zealand rabbits were divided ...

Treatment for portal vein thrombosis complicated by mesenteric ischemia can be treated in the operating room following a hybrid approach. This allows efficient care of patient, avoids need transhepatic cannulation obtaining venogram and placing thrombolysis catheter, obviates to obtain percutaneous venous access.

BACKGROUND Endovascular revascularization has recently been established as a less invasive treatment method for chronic mesenteric ischemia. However, intestinal necrosis caused by distal embolization following this procedure has not been emphasized. CASE PRESENTATION The present report describes a 59-year-old man who was treated with endovascular revascularization for chronic mesenteric ische...