Alexander Lam, Yoon-Jin Kim, Nicholas Fidelman, Mikhail Higgins, Brooks D Cash, Resmi A Charalel, Marcelo S Guimaraes, Sharon W Kwan, Parag J Patel, Sara Plett, Salvatore T Scali, Kevin S Stadtlander, Michael Stoner, Ricky Tong, Baljendra S Kapoor
Mesenteric ischemia is a serious medical condition characterized by insufficient vascular supply to the small bowel. In the acute setting, endovascular interventions, including embolectomy, transcatheter thrombolysis, and angioplasty with or without stent placement, are recommended as initial therapeutic options. For nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia, transarterial infusion of vasodilators, such as papaverine or prostaglandin E1, is the recommended initial treatment. In the chronic setting, endovascular means of revascularization, including angioplasty and stent placement, are generally recommend, with surgical options, such as bypass or endarterectomy, considered alternative options...
November 2022: Journal of the American College of Radiology: JACR