Chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) is a rare cause of abdominal pain with risk factors as Diabetes, Hypertension, smoking and age above 65-year-old age. A 55 -year-old man, a heavy smoker, with no other risk factor for chronic mesenteric ischemia, presented with a recurrent episodes of abdominal pain. Many differential diagnoses were excluded, CT angiography was showed Inferior Mesenteric artery (IMA) and superior Mesenteric artery (SMA) stenosis, then the Intervention was done successful. Gastric ulcers that are resistant to treatment, H. pylori negative and with no history of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) use should be investigated for a possible ischemic.

Title

Radiology Case Reports

Publisher

Elsevier

Publisher Country

Netherlands

Indexing

Scopus

Impact Factor

0.226

Publication Type

Both (Printed and Online)

Volume

18

Year

2023

Pages

5