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Mesenteric ischemia other diagnostic studies

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Although computed tomography angiography remains the diagnostic test of choice for mesenteric ischemia. However, there are newer diagnostic studies which may be helpful in making the diagnosis of mesenteric ischemia and include functional studies such as tonometry, spectroscopic oximetry and MR flow.

Other Diagnostic studies:

  • A few functional studies have been found to be helpful in making the diagnosis of mesenteric ischemia but their clinical role still needs to be established.[1]
References

References

  1. ↑ Cognet F, Ben Salem D, Dranssart M, Cercueil JP, Weiller M, Tatou E, Boyer L, Krausé D (2002). “Chronic mesenteric ischemia: imaging and percutaneous treatment”. Radiographics. 22 (4): 863–79, discussion 879–80. doi:10.1148/radiographics.22.4.g02jl07863. PMID 12110715.
  2. ↑ Boley SJ, Brandt LJ, Veith FJ, Kosches D, Sales C (1991). “A new provocative test for chronic mesenteric ischemia”. Am. J. Gastroenterol. 86 (7): 888–91. PMID 2058633.
  3. ↑ Walley KR, Friesen BP, Humer MF, Phang PT (1998). “Small bowel tonometry is more accurate than gastric tonometry in detecting gut ischemia”. J. Appl. Physiol. 85 (5): 1770–7. doi:10.1152/jappl.1998.85.5.1770. PMID 9804580.
  4. ↑ Kolkman JJ, Groeneveld AB (1998). “Occlusive and non-occlusive gastrointestinal ischaemia: a clinical review with special emphasis on the diagnostic value of tonometry”. Scand. J. Gastroenterol. Suppl. 225: 3–12. PMID 9515745.
  5. ↑ Otte JA, Geelkerken RH, Oostveen E, Mensink PB, Huisman AB, Kolkman JJ (2005). “Clinical impact of gastric exercise tonometry on diagnosis and management of chronic gastrointestinal ischemia”. Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 3 (7): 660–6. PMID 16206498.
  6. ↑ Mensink PB, Geelkerken RH, Huisman AB, Kuipers EJ, Kolkman JJ (2008). “Twenty-four hour tonometry in patients suspected of chronic gastrointestinal ischemia”. Dig. Dis. Sci. 53 (1): 133–9. doi:10.1007/s10620-007-9833-1. PMC 2140097. PMID 17530402.
  7. ↑ Friedland S, Benaron D, Coogan S, Sze DY, Soetikno R (2007). “Diagnosis of chronic mesenteric ischemia by visible light spectroscopy during endoscopy”. Gastrointest. Endosc. 65 (2): 294–300. doi:10.1016/j.gie.2006.05.007. PMID 17137857.
  8. ↑ Burkart DJ, Johnson CD, Reading CC, Ehman RL (1995). “MR measurements of mesenteric venous flow: prospective evaluation in healthy volunteers and patients with suspected chronic mesenteric ischemia”. Radiology. 194 (3): 801–6. doi:10.1148/radiology.194.3.7862982. PMID 7862982.

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