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Abdominal angina.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19794303     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Abdominal angina is an underrecognized cause of postprandial abdominal pain and weight loss. Diagnosis is often delayed and requires both a careful exclusion of more common causes and a high degree of clinical suspicion, based on the patient's age, the coexistence of multiple risk factors for atherosclerosis, and the presence of vasculopathy in other districts. Appropriate investigations include duplex ultrasound, traditional angiography, magnetic resonance angiography, computed tomography angiography, and tonometry. The purpose of this review is to discuss the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of chronic mesenteric ischemia and to suggest a diagnostic flowchart for this complex condition.
Authors:
Marco Biolato; Luca Miele; Giovanni Gasbarrini; Antonio Grieco
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of the medical sciences     Volume:  338     ISSN:  1538-2990     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Med. Sci.     Publication Date:  2009 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-11-17     Completed Date:  2009-12-07     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370506     Medline TA:  Am J Med Sci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  389-95     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abdomen / blood supply*,  ultrasonography
Abdominal Pain / etiology
Angiography
Atherosclerosis / complications,  diagnosis,  pathology,  physiopathology
Humans
Ischemia* / diagnosis,  etiology,  therapy
Manometry
Mesenteric Arteries* / pathology,  radiography,  ultrasonography
Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / complications,  diagnosis,  pathology,  physiopathology
Splanchnic Circulation / physiology
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex

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