Mesenteric ischemia: an unusual presentation of fistula between superior mesenteric artery and common hepatic artery

Ertugrul Kayacetin; Serdar Karakose; Aydin Karabacakoglu; Dilek Emlik

doi:10.3748/wjg.v10.i17.2605

Mesenteric ischemia: an unusual presentation of fistula between superior mesenteric artery and common hepatic artery

World J Gastroenterol. 2004 Sep 1;10(17):2605-6. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i17.2605.

Authors

Ertugrul Kayacetin¹, Serdar Karakose, Aydin Karabacakoglu, Dilek Emlik

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Selcuk Universitesi Meram Tip Fakultesi, Ic Hastalikleri AD, Gastroenterology BD, Konya-Turkey. [email protected]

Abstract

Chronic mesenteric ischemia is an uncommon condition associated with a high morbidity and mortality. We reported a 36-year old women with postprandial abdominal pain due to chronic mesenteric ischemia caused by a fistula between superior mesenteric and common hepatic artery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Angiography
Arterio-Arterial Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
Arterio-Arterial Fistula / pathology
Female
Hepatic Artery / diagnostic imaging*
Hepatic Artery / pathology
Humans
Ischemia / diagnostic imaging*
Ischemia / pathology
Mesenteric Artery, Superior / diagnostic imaging*
Mesenteric Artery, Superior / pathology
Ultrasonography