Helical CT Findings in Mesenteric Ischemia.
10.3348/jkrs.1998.39.2.379
- Author:
Seung Hoon KIM
1
;
Hyo Keun LIM
;
Won Jae LEE
;
Sang Hee CHOI
;
Soon Jin LEE
;
Jae Min CHO
;
Kyungah KIM
;
Yon Ok LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Intestine, ischemia;
Intestine, CT
- MeSH:
Abdomen, Acute;
Colon;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Infarction;
Ischemia*;
Mortality;
Tomography, Spiral Computed*;
Vasoconstriction
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1998;39(2):379-378
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Ischemic bowel disease is one of the common causes of acute abdomen, which results from insufficient bloodflow to the small bowel and colon caused by arterial or venous occlusion or mesenteric vasoconstriction. Earlydiagnosis by clinical, laboratory, and radiologic findings is often difficult and delay in adequate therapyresults in substantial morbidity and mortality. CT is known to be useful for the evaluation of patients withsuspected bowel ischemia or infarction. This study describes the spectrum of helical CT findings in acute andchronic mesenteric ischemia due to various causes, and explains the value of CT findings for specific diagnosis.
