• Various laboratory studies may be performed for suspected acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI), but in general, such studies will not establish the diagnosis. (medscape.com)
  • The remaining allegation was failure to prevent nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI). (medscape.com)
  • See also Mesenteric Ischemia Imaging . (medscape.com)
  • Pneumatosis intestinalis (black stripes of air) in advanced acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) with gangrenous bowel. (medscape.com)
  • Pneumatosis intestinalis, one of few radiographic findings in patients with mesenteric ischemia. (medscape.com)
  • Arteriography is the criterion standard for the diagnosis of chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) (see the image below). (medscape.com)
  • Angiogram of patient with chronic mesenteric ischemia. (medscape.com)
  • Computed tomography angiography (CTA) has a sensitivity of 96% and a specificity of 94% for detecting chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI). (medscape.com)
  • MRA has been evaluated for the diagnosis of chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) and has been shown to provide accurate imaging of the mesenteric vasculature. (medscape.com)
  • Mesenteric duplex ultrasonography is a useful initial screening tool for chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI). (medscape.com)
  • Mesenteric ischemia is a medical condition in which injury to the small intestine occurs due to insufficient blood supply. (medicoverhospitals.in)
  • Acute mesenteric ischemia appears abruptly, while chronic mesenteric ischemia develops over time. (medicoverhospitals.in)
  • What Is Mesenteric Ischemia? (medicoverhospitals.in)
  • Mesenteric ischemia occurs when narrow or blocked arteries restrict blood flow to the small intestine. (medicoverhospitals.in)
  • Sudden loss of blood flow to the small intestine (acute mesenteric ischemia) due to a blood clot requires immediate surgery. (medicoverhospitals.in)
  • Angioplasty or open surgery was used to treat chronic mesenteric ischemia. (medicoverhospitals.in)
  • Chronic mesenteric ischemia that is left untreated may become acute, resulting in extreme weight loss and malnutrition. (medicoverhospitals.in)
  • A blood clot that spreads to one of the mesenteric arteries and suddenly prevents blood flow is the most frequent cause of acute mesenteric ischemia. (medicoverhospitals.in)
  • CHRONIC mesenteric ischemia is often due to atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), which slows down the amount of blood flowing through the arteries. (medicoverhospitals.in)
  • Chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) usually results from long-standing atherosclerotic disease of two or more mesenteric vessels. (medscape.com)
  • In 1958, Shaw and Maynard described the first thromboendarterectomy of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) for the treatment of both acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) and CMI. (medscape.com)
  • Mastery of the anatomy of the mesenteric vessels is essential to management of chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI), although the wide array of vascular variations can make such mastery difficult to achieve. (medscape.com)
  • This communication is an important connection that helps maintain bowel perfusion in the setting of mesenteric ischemia. (medscape.com)
  • Mesenteric ischemia is caused by stenosis of the mesenteric arteries and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. (heraldopenaccess.us)
  • However, there is limited data regarding the role of endovascular therapy in acute mesenteric ischemia. (heraldopenaccess.us)
  • The goal of this manuscript is to report a case of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with primary stenting for the treatment of an acute occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery and to discuss the role of endovascular treatment in acute mesenteric ischemia scenarios. (heraldopenaccess.us)
  • However, endovascular treatment may be considered in some situations: acute mesenteric ischemia without evidence of peritoneal irritation (early stage ischemia), in patients with a very high operative risk infection of the peritoneal cavity with no available autologous vessel for grafting or compassionate treatment. (heraldopenaccess.us)
  • Endovascular therapy has been increasingly applied in patients with Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia (CMeI) to avoid morbidities associated with open surgical repair since 1980 [1]. (heraldopenaccess.us)
  • Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is an interventional treatment to deliver chemoembolic materials via the tumor-feeding arteries to induce tumor necrosis by selective ischemia and anticancer drug effects. (e-jlc.org)
  • Background In patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD), myocardial perfusion is assessed under rest and pharmacological stress to identify ischemia. (unav.edu)
  • We present the case of a 69-year-old male with HSP who, after treatment with steroids, cyclophosphamide, and continuous intravenous prostaglandin E1 (PGE1), died as a result of severe gastrointestinal involvement with non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI) is defined as acute mesenteric ischemia through hypoperfusion caused by ongoing splanchnic vasoconstriction, without demonstrable occlusion of the mesenteric vasculature [ 9 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Patients with arterial occlusive disease of the mesenteric arteries may present with acute ischemia of the intestine, due to thrombosis or embolization, or with more chronic symptoms of pain aggravated by eating and weight loss. (nih.gov)
  • SMA syndrome can present in two forms: chronic/congenital or acute/induced. (wikipedia.org)
  • The acute form of SMA syndrome develops rapidly after traumatic incidents that forcibly hyper-extend the SMA across the duodenum, inducing the obstruction, or sudden weight loss for any reason. (wikipedia.org)
  • Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome in a rare acquired disorder in which acute angulation of SMA causes compression of third part of duodenum. (ispub.com)
  • A key goal of the therapy in acute mesenteric artery occlusions is to rapidly reestablish blood flow into the vessel and to assess the viability of the ischemic bowel segment. (heraldopenaccess.us)
  • The case presented in this manuscriptshows the feasibility of the endovascular therapy to treat acute mesenteric artery occlusion in this dramatic situation. (heraldopenaccess.us)
  • Extensive reports have emphasised chest imaging findings in patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection leading to a greater understanding of pathogenesis in the lung. (ijars.net)
  • Usefulness of CT angiography in diagnosing acute gastrointestinal bleeding: A meta-analysis. (gastro-update.hu)
  • Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a gastro-vascular disorder in which the third and final portion of the duodenum is compressed between the abdominal aorta (AA) and the overlying superior mesenteric artery. (wikipedia.org)
  • Typically, the arteriogram shows occlusion of two visceral branches of the aorta, with severe stenosis of the remaining visceral branch, usually the celiac trunk or the superior mesenteric artery (SMA). (medscape.com)
  • Nutcracker syndrome (NCS) is caused by a compression of the left renal vein between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery (SMA). (biomedcentral.com)
  • The condition that LRV is anterior to the abdominal aorta is called anterior nutcracker syndrome. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Real time ultrasonic imaging (duplex scanning) showed that the angle between the abdominal aorta and superior mesenteric artery was uncommonly sharp. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The posterior wall of the superior mesenteric artery was very close to the anterior wall of the aorta. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In majority of persons, the angle between aorta and SMA is about 45-60 degrees due in part to the mesenteric fat pad. (ispub.com)
  • In SMA syndrome, the angle is reduced to as low as 6 degrees due to the loss of mesenteric fat pad allowing SMA to compress the duodenum against aorta. (ispub.com)
  • This procedure entails inserting a catheter (a small plastic tube) into an artery, by using the catheter along the body's major artery (aorta) to reach the arteries that supply the intestine and injecting a contrast-medium 'X-ray dye' into the arteries that supply the intestine. (medicoverhospitals.in)
  • The SMA comes off of the ventral aorta and gives off the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery and the ileocolic, middle colic, right colic, jejunal, and ileal branches. (medscape.com)
  • The IMA is the smallest mesenteric vessel and comes off the anterior aorta. (medscape.com)
  • Abdominal aortic branch occlusion is blockage or narrowing of one of the large arteries in the abdomen that come off of the aorta. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The aorta is the largest artery of the body. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Blockage of the arteries that branch off of the aorta may develop suddenly or slowly. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Sudden blockage of the lower aorta where it divides into the common iliac arteries causes both legs to suddenly become painful, pale, and cold. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Right renal artery stenosis was demonstrated by angiography , and the abdominal aorta was narrowed distal to the ostium of the superior mesenteric artery. (lookfordiagnosis.com)
  • CO 2 should not be used in the thoracic aorta, the coronary artery, and cerebral circulation. (vsijournal.org)
  • Visceral arteries are blood vessels that branch off the main artery in your body called the aorta. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Celect filter penetration of aorta and lumbar artery. (viictr.org)
  • Giant cell arteritis Giant Cell Arteritis Giant cell arteritis (GCA), also known as temporal arteritis, is a type of large-vessel vasculitis that predominantly affects the aorta and its major branches, with a predilection for the branches of the carotid (including the temporal artery). (lecturio.com)
  • Coarctation of aorta Aorta The main trunk of the systemic arteries. (lecturio.com)
  • ATHEROSCLEROTIC PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE AND AORTIC ANEURYSM 177 Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease Introduction The peripheral arteries include those branches of the aorta supplying the upper and lower extremities and the abdominal viscera. (nih.gov)
  • Capillaries, which are tiny blood vessels that connect your small arteries to your small veins. (medlineplus.gov)
  • As more plaque builds up along the wall of the blood vessels, the artery can narrow and harden. (medicoverhospitals.in)
  • A mesenteric embolization occurs when one of the blood vessels supplying your intestine is intentionally blocked. (medicoverhospitals.in)
  • The right colic artery typically branches at the same level as the middle colic artery. (medscape.com)
  • renal artery stenosis associated with epidermal nevus syndrome. (lookfordiagnosis.com)
  • We treated a patient in whom the latter included renal artery stenosis. (lookfordiagnosis.com)
  • The clinical manifestations reflect the arteries involved and most commonly include hypertension caused by renal-artery stenosis (RAS) or strokes from carotid artery disease. (medscape.com)
  • This rare, potentially life-threatening syndrome is typically caused by an angle of 6-25° between the AA and the SMA, in comparison to the normal range of 38-56°, due to a lack of retroperitoneal and visceral fat (mesenteric fat). (wikipedia.org)
  • Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is an uncommon angiopathy of uncertain etiology associated with heterogeneous histologic changes that may affect the carotid and vertebral circulation, visceral arteries, and peripheral arteries. (medscape.com)
  • CTA with maximum intensity projection (MIP) and quantitative measurement of stenosis is an accurate noninvasive technique for diagnosing fibromuscular dysplasia/stenosis of the visceral arteries, regardless of the etiology. (medscape.com)
  • Visceral artery aneurysms are weakened areas in the walls of arteries in your abdomen. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • What is a visceral artery aneurysm? (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Visceral artery aneurysms most often occur in the arteries that carry blood to your spleen, kidneys and liver. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • What are the types of visceral artery aneurysms? (clevelandclinic.org)
  • How common are visceral artery aneurysms? (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Visceral artery aneurysms are rare. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • The frequency of some types of visceral artery aneurysms varies by sex. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • What are the symptoms of a visceral artery aneurysm? (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Providers often find visceral artery aneurysms during medical imaging tests they order for other conditions. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • The main signs of a ruptured visceral artery aneurysm are anemia and pain in your abdomen or back. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • What causes visceral artery aneurysms? (clevelandclinic.org)
  • How are visceral artery aneurysms diagnosed? (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Providers diagnose visceral artery aneurysms using medical imaging tests such as CT scans and MRIs . (clevelandclinic.org)
  • They thread the catheter to the affected visceral artery and inject a contrast dye. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • In some conditions, especially connective tissue diseases, it's common to have aneurysms in multiple visceral arteries. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • What is monitoring for visceral artery aneurysms? (clevelandclinic.org)
  • When is treatment needed for a visceral artery aneurysm? (clevelandclinic.org)
  • The hepatic artery gives off the gastroduodenal artery, which branches further into the right gastroepiploic artery and the anterosuperior and posterosuperior pancreaticoduodenal arteries. (medscape.com)
  • Routine 2-year follow-up showed an enlarging aneurysm of the hepatic artery. (medscape.com)
  • Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) was introduced in 1977 with the administration of chemotherapeutic agent to gelatin sponge particles through the hepatic artery in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and was established as conventional TACE using Lipiodol in the 1980s. (e-jlc.org)
  • [ 14 ] According to the American College of Radiology appropriateness criteria, it should be a first-line alternative to conventional angiography. (medscape.com)
  • Diagnostic guidelines for initial imaging for fibromuscular dysplasia are available from the American College of Radiology (ACR) and note that CT angiography (CTA) with IV contrast, magnetic resonance angiography with and without IV contrast, and arteriography are usually appropriate for initial imaging, and duplex Doppler ultrasonography and intravascular ultrasonography may be appropriate. (medscape.com)
  • It courses anteroinferiorly before branching into the common hepatic, splenic, and left gastric arteries. (medscape.com)
  • The right gastroepiploic artery communicates with the left gastroepiploic artery, which is an immediate branch of the splenic artery. (medscape.com)
  • The splenic artery gives off the left gastroepiploic artery and the dorsal pancreatic artery, which supplies the body and tail of the pancreas and communicates with the anterosuperior pancreaticoduodenal and gastroduodenal arteries and, sometimes, the middle colic artery or SMA. (medscape.com)
  • This 52-year-old man presented with pain in the left upper quadrant and was found to have a 3.2-cm aneurysm of the distal splenic artery. (medscape.com)
  • Histology of the resected splenic artery revealed intimal fibroplasia. (medscape.com)
  • True aneurysms larger than 2 centimeters (except for splenic artery aneurysms, which providers recommend repairing when larger than 3 centimeters). (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease Occlusive peripheral arterial disease is blockage or narrowing of an artery in the legs (or rarely the arms), usually due to atherosclerosis and resulting in decreased blood flow. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Most peripheral arterial occlusive disease is due to athero- sclerosis, although other conditions such as fibromuscular dysplasia, muscular entrapment, cystic adventitial degeneration, and arteritis may cause obstruction of the peripheral arteries. (nih.gov)
  • The anatomic location of such disease is usually classified according to the major arterial segments involved, including aortoiliac, femoro-popliteal, and tibio- peroneal artery occlusive disease. (nih.gov)
  • Patients with renal artery occlusive disease may present with severe and uncontrollable hypertension, although such patients may respond to medical treatment for hypertension. (nih.gov)
  • Coronary artery disease and carotid artery disease , diseases that involve the narrowing or blockage of an artery. (medlineplus.gov)
  • We present a case of a 76 year-old female patient with a history of type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension, smoking, prior right coronary artery angioplasty followed by stent implantation, prior bilateral carotid endarterectomy and prior chronic occlusion of the left subclavia artery. (heraldopenaccess.us)
  • Saphenous vein harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting. (tau.ac.il)
  • The type of hyperlipoproteinemia and the degree of associa- tion with peripheral vascular disease appear to be different, how- ever, from the hyperlipoproteinemia associated with coronary artery disease. (nih.gov)
  • His clinical research areas include cardiovascular drugs, coronary artery spasm, chest pain of unclear cause, as well as primary and secondary treatment of coronary artery disease. (stanford.edu)
  • We aimed to investigate the association of plasma CXCL12 with long-term cardiovascular outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). (cdc.gov)
  • An aneurysm occurs when the wall of an artery is weak and expands like a balloon. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Atherosclerosis - a disease in which plaque builds up inside your arteries. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis is a condition in which patchy deposits of fatty material (atheromas or atherosclerotic plaques) develop in the walls of medium-sized and large arteries, leading to reduced or. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Fibromuscular Dysplasia Fibromuscular dysplasia is abnormal thickening of the walls of arteries that is not related to atherosclerosis or inflammation but that causes artery narrowing or blockage. (msdmanuals.com)
  • SMA syndrome is also known as Wilkie's syndrome, cast syndrome, mesenteric root syndrome, chronic duodenal ileus and intermittent arterio-mesenteric occlusion. (wikipedia.org)
  • Fear of eating is commonly seen among those with the chronic form of SMA syndrome. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] Patients with the chronic, congenital form of SMA syndrome predominantly have a lengthy or even lifelong history of abdominal complaints with intermittent exacerbations depending on the degree of duodenal compression. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, usually this treatment is realized in an elective manner in order to treat chronic and stable stenosis of the mesenteric artery. (heraldopenaccess.us)
  • SMA syndrome is thus considered only after patients have undergone an extensive evaluation of their gastrointestinal tract including upper endoscopy, and evaluation for various malabsorptive, ulcerative and inflammatory intestinal conditions with a higher diagnostic frequency. (wikipedia.org)
  • Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) is an uncommon condition of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract with external vascular compression of the third part of the duodenum causing partial or complete obstruction secondary to decreased aortomesenteric angle and distance to 6-16° and 2-8 mm, respectively [ 1 - 3 ]. (sicot-j.org)
  • This article reviews the history of the techniques, the different methods of radiolabeling erythrocytes, the procedure, useful indications, diagnostic accuracy, the use of SPECT/CT and CT angiography to evaluate gastrointestinal bleeding, and Meckel diverticulum imaging. (snmjournals.org)
  • We recently identified a 42-year-old man with severe kyphoscoliosis, restrictive/obstructive lung disease, short stature, mild hearing loss, decreased muscle mass, and a dissection of the celiac artery at age 41. (nih.gov)
  • Finally, CMeI was suspected and an abdominal angiotomography was performed.An important stenosis of the ostial and proximal portion of the mesenteric artery was observed (Figures 1 and 2). (heraldopenaccess.us)
  • When Carotid Artery Stenosis Cause Posterior Fossa Infarct. (tau.ac.il)
  • Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) appears highly promising as a diagnostic tool. (medscape.com)
  • Mesenteric angiography is a diagnostic technique that is used to look at the blood arteries that lead to the intestine. (medicoverhospitals.in)
  • The diagnostic and prognostic information available from captopril renography and the increasing availability of magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) have reduced the use of renal arteriography as a diagnostic tool, except in evaluating kidneys with intrarenal branch-artery stenoses and those with complex vascular anatomy, including multiple accessory arteries. (medscape.com)
  • Abstract OBJECTIVE: Transradial angiography has become popular among many cardiologists as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool. (trico.guru)
  • MRA provides accurate information about the number of renal arteries, the size of the kidneys, and the presence of anatomic variants. (medscape.com)
  • Sudden blockage of an iliac artery causes symptoms in only one leg. (msdmanuals.com)
  • In addition, vascular imaging studies such as ultrasound and contrast angiography may be used to indicate increased bloodflow velocity through the SMA or a narrowed SMA angle. (wikipedia.org)
  • If the diagnosis still remains unclear, contrast enhanced CT with angiography or MR-angiography may be required. (ispub.com)
  • With the advent of digital subtraction angiography, the gas has been used as a safe and useful alternative contrast agent in both arteriography and venography. (vsijournal.org)
  • Despite the difference in the physical property between the gaseous CO 2 and liquid contrast medium, CO 2 arteriograms are quite comparable to contrast arteriograms, providing much of the vascular information that can be derived from contrast medium angiography with less risk and at lower cost. (vsijournal.org)
  • Contrast-enhanced axial CT images show several narrowings of the common and proper hepatic arteries with intervening aneurysmal dilatation. (medscape.com)
  • Unlike contrast-enhanced angiography, MRA has no attendant risk of nephropathy caused by contrast agent or cholesterol-emboli syndrome. (medscape.com)
  • X-rays or CT images of the artery pick up the contrast and highlight any abnormal areas. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • The anterosuperior and posterosuperior pancreaticoduodenal arteries communicate with the corresponding inferior branches from the SMA. (medscape.com)
  • The inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery gives rise to the corresponding anteroinferior and posteroinferior branches, which anastomose with their superior counterparts (see above). (medscape.com)
  • Conventional angiography is the current gold standard due to its ability to provide better resolution, but it can be associated with complications, albeit at a very low rate (13,14). (vasculitisfoundation.org)
  • However, the resolution for noninvasive modalities is improving, and CT or MR angiography may provide additional information regarding the vessel wall that conventional angiography does not. (vasculitisfoundation.org)
  • In patients with a negative CT or MR angiogram result with a high degree of suspicion for abdominal involvement, it is reasonable to consider conventional angiography. (vasculitisfoundation.org)
  • In some cases of SMA syndrome, severe malnutrition accompanying spontaneous wasting may occur. (wikipedia.org)
  • But the most common cause is significant weight loss leading to loss of mesenteric fat pad in patients with severe debilitating illnesses like malignancy, malabsorption syndromes, burns etc. 3 In postoperative period, it has been seen following gastric bypass surgeries after significant weight loss. (ispub.com)
  • 3 A few cases of this syndrome have been reported with severe peptic ulcer disease, but not with peptic ulcer perforation. (ispub.com)
  • Severe lower limbs lymphedema of late onset revealing polysplenia syndrome--a case report. (lookfordiagnosis.com)
  • NOMI is a life-threatening vascular emergency that requires early diagnosis and intervention to adequately restore mesenteric blood flow and prevent bowel necrosis and patient death. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Compared right radial with left radial and femoral artery looking for delay. (abcmedicalnotes.com)
  • It receives oxygen-rich blood from the heart and distributes it to the body through smaller arteries that branch off of it. (msdmanuals.com)
  • However, transabdominal ultrasonography is rarely able to visualize the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA), because of the vessel's anatomic location and course. (medscape.com)
  • In this case, the lesions involve the main right renal artery and the right accessory renal artery in a 37-year-old man with difficult-to-control hypertension. (medscape.com)
  • An Aortic and Mesenteric angiographywas indicated in order to confirm diagnosis and program appropriate treatment. (heraldopenaccess.us)
  • Arterial pulse waveform is composed of percussion wave travelling along artery which is at a much higher speed than the actual passage of blood with a dicrotic notch which represents the closure of the aortic valve. (abcmedicalnotes.com)
  • Angiography is the standard imaging approach for detecting fibromuscular dysplasia/arterial stenoses and aneurysms. (medscape.com)
  • This can be attributed to the nonspecific clinical presentations including subclinical presentations, multiple organ involvement, common radiologic findings with other types of vasculitis such as fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) and lack of routine angiography performed for patients with abdominal pain. (ijgii.org)
  • This is a retrospective report of a case of a non-verbal autistic female patient who started to develop SMA syndrome at the age of 16, 4 years after posterior spinal fusion surgery for scoliosis. (sicot-j.org)
  • The left gastric artery communicates with the right gastric artery along the posterior aspect of the lesser curvature of the stomach. (medscape.com)
  • During angiography, your provider inserts a thin tube called a catheter into one of your veins. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • 1 - 5 It is nonatherosclerotic, noninflammatory vascular disease involving large- to medium-sized arteries and occasionally adjacent veins. (ijgii.org)
  • However, a narrow SMA angle alone is not enough to make a diagnosis, because patients with a low BMI, most notably children, have been known to have a narrow SMA angle with no symptoms of SMA syndrome. (wikipedia.org)
  • Patients with SMA syndrome can be hindered restoring weight in those with anorexia nervosa. (wikipedia.org)
  • Spinal surgeons should maintain a high index of suspicion for diagnosis of SMA syndrome even years after scoliosis surgery, especially for patients with communication problems, like the case we present here. (sicot-j.org)
  • Volume Flow Measurements in Arteriovenous Dialysis Access in Patients with and without Steal Syndrome. (viictr.org)
  • Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria are superior to European Association for Study of the Liver (EASL) criteria at 1 month follow-up for predicting long-term survival in patients treated with transarterial chemoembolization before liver transplantation for hepatocellular cancer. (viictr.org)
  • Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting oedema (RS3PE) syndrome has been reported in patients treated with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4i). (ejcrim.com)
  • The prevalence of celiac disease in patients fulfilling Rome III criteria for irritable bowel syndrome. (gastro-update.hu)
  • METHODS: 785 patients aged: 63 +/- 12 undergoing coronary angiography were independently enrolled into discovery (N = 186) and replication (N = 599) cohorts. (cdc.gov)
  • Aneurysms are defined as a focal dilatation in an artery, with at least a 50% increase over the vessel's normal diameter. (medscape.com)
  • or compression of the artery by a growing abdominal tumor. (msdmanuals.com)
  • During the procedure, a variant anatomy of the superior rectal vein was identified. (ejcrim.com)
  • Pain may be in the abdomen, back, or legs, depending on which artery is blocked. (msdmanuals.com)
  • In these cases, your provider may examine all the arteries in your abdomen. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • An 18-year-old man with epidermal nevi was diagnosed as having the syndrome based on the additional presence of scoliosis , an arachnoid cyst in the middle cranial fossa, and microphthalmos . (lookfordiagnosis.com)
  • The syndrome is manifested by unilateral hematuria, left flank abdominal pain, and occasionally a varicocele among men or abnormal menstruation among women. (biomedcentral.com)
  • CTA plays an especially important role in diagnosing vascular disease of the celiac trunk and the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) in CMI. (medscape.com)
  • The scimitar vein "syndrome" is an anomaly of lobar aplasia or hypoplasia and total or partial anomalous venous drainage of one lung . (lookfordiagnosis.com)
  • The association of the above craniofacial anomalies has been occasionally mentioned in syndromes with anomalous venous return. (lookfordiagnosis.com)