Indian heart journal
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Indian heart journal · Mar 2006
Case ReportsEndovascular stent implantation in the coeliac and superior mesenteric arteries in the treatment of chronic mesenteric ischemia.
Mesenteric ischemia is a rare but serious cause of abdominal pain. We present the case of a man who had symptomatic mesenteric ischemia, secondary to a superior mesenteric artery stenosis in conjunction with a coeliac artery stenosis. He was treated with balloon angioplasty and stent insertion, and showed good symptomatic improvement.