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Abdominal angina differential diagnosis


Overview

Overview

Differentiating Abdominal Angina from other Diseases

Differentiating Abdominal Angina from other Diseases

Abdominal angina should be differentiated from the various types of gastrointestinal cancer, such as stomach cancer, gallbladder cancer or colorectal cancer. The symptoms may be similar.

Differential Diagnosis:

  • Chronic Pancreatitis
  • Intra abdominal malignancy
  • Chronic cholecystitis
  • Peptic ulcer disease

On CT angiography , AMI has to be differentiated from

  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Angioedema[1]
  • Radiation induced enterocolitis
References

References

  1. Fitzpatrick, Laura A.; Rivers-Bowerman, Michael D.; Thipphavong, Seng; Clarke, Sharon E.; Rowe, Judy A.; Costa, Andreu F. (2020). “Pearls, Pitfalls, and Conditions that Mimic Mesenteric Ischemia at CT”. RadioGraphics. 40 (2): 545–561. doi:10.1148/rg.2020190122. ISSN 0271-5333.

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