A woman with critical narrowing of the vessel responsible for blood flow to the intestines was rescued in Nizhnevartovsk. This has been reported page Nizhnevartovsk Regional Clinical Hospital in the social network “VK”.
The woman was admitted to the hospital complaining of pain all over her abdomen and behind her breastbone, as well as high blood pressure. Computed tomography revealed a narrowing in the superior mesenteric artery, which supplies blood to the intestines. This rare condition (occurring in 2-4% of people) is accompanied by a high risk of death (70-90%). The situation was aggravated by the deposition of calcium salts in the walls of the patient’s blood vessels.
“We inserted a diagnostic catheter into the aorta through puncture of the femoral artery and placed it at the orifice of the superior mesenteric artery, then injected a contrast agent and determined the critical stenosis under x-ray control,” said Uygunjon Zhakhongirov. Doctor in X-ray endovascular diagnosis and treatment.
Doctors then inserted a balloon catheter into the mouth of the mesenteric artery. It enlarged the problem area and allowed a metal stent to be inserted into the stenosis area. As a result, blood circulation in the intestines was restored and the patient felt well and was discharged home.
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