Invited commentary

The diagnosis of chronic intestinal ischemia can be problematic and is most often based on a combination of clinical symptoms and imaging studies demonstrating high-grade stenosis or occlusion of the celiac and superior mesenteric arteries. In general, functional tests demonstrating physiologic abnormalities correlating with intestinal malperfusion are not used as they are not widely known or available. For many years, investigators in The Netherlands have, however, advocated use of a combination of clinical symptoms, arterial imaging studies, and functional tests of mucosal perfusion to potentially improve diagnostic accuracy of chronic intestinal ischemia.
Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Clinical research study Source Type: research