digestive disorders
Acute Mesenteric Ischemia
Diagnosis of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia
A doctor's examination Angiography If the person has typical symptoms of acute mesenteric ischemia or if the abdomen is very tender, doctors usually take the person right to surgery. If the diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia is not clear, doctors do CT angiography or mesenteric angiography to look for blockages in the arteries that supply blood to the intestines. In CT angiography, CT (computed tomography) and a radiopaque dye that is injected in an arm vein are used to produce images of blood vessels. In mesenteric angiography, a small flexible tube (catheter) is threaded through the artery in the groin and into the arteries of the intestines. A radiopaque dye is injected through the catheter to make the arteries easier to see on x-rays that are taken at the same time. X-Rays or 