The Unusual Suspect: A Case of Non-occlusive Mesenteric Ischemia in a Patient With Cirrhosis

Muhammad Z Bawany; Ali Nawras; Wael I Youssef; Thomas Sodeman

doi:10.4021/gr226w

The Unusual Suspect: A Case of Non-occlusive Mesenteric Ischemia in a Patient With Cirrhosis

Gastroenterology Res. 2010 Oct;3(5):232-233. doi: 10.4021/gr226w. Epub 2010 Sep 20.

Authors

Muhammad Z Bawany¹, Ali Nawras², Wael I Youssef², Thomas Sodeman³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio, USA.
² Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio, USA.
³ Division of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio, USA; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio, USA.

PMID: 27957004
PMCID: PMC5139723
DOI: 10.4021/gr226w

Abstract

Acute mesenteric ischemia has a variety of etiologies. Non-occulusive mesenteric ischemia accounts for 20-30% of patients with acute mesenteric ischemia. We describe a case of non-occulusive jejunal ischemia leading to infarction that occurred in a patient with cirrhosis and no previous history of cardiovascular disease.

Keywords: Cirrhosis; Jejunal infarcation; Non-occulusive mesenteric ischemia.

Publication types

Case Reports