Author(s):
1. Zia-ur-Rehman:
Department of Vascular Surgery, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
2. Abdul Rehman Alvi:
Department of Surgery, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. Pakistan
3. Ziad Sophie:
Senior Lecturer, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Abstract:
We report here a case of chronic postprandial abdominal pain and weight loss of more than one year duration. He was diagnosed to have abdominal angina (chronic mesenteric ischemia) on CT angiography. Open surgical revascularization procedure-right common iliac mesenteric polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) bypass graft achieved positive short and longterm outcome with follow-up of twenty two months.
Page(s):
439-441
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 21, Issue: 7, Year: 2011
Keywords:
Revascularization
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Chronic mesenteric ischemia
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Iliacmesenteric bypass graft
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Intestinal angina
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Abdominal angina
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