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Mesenteric angiography - Results

Alternative Names

Abdominal arteriogram; Arteriogram - abdomen; Mesenteric angiogram

Normal Values:

Results are considered normal if the arteries being examined are normal in appearance.

What abnormal results mean:

A common abnormal finding is narrowing and hardening of the arteries that supply the large and small intestine (mesenteric ischemia). The problem occurs when fatty material (plaque) builds up on the walls of your arteries.

Bleeding in the small and large intestine is another abnormal finding. It may be caused by:

Other abnormal results may be due to:

  • Reviewed last on: 11/18/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by Shabir Bhimji, MD, PhD, Specializing in General Surgery, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Midland, TX. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Jackson JE, Allison DJ, Meaney J. Angiography: Principles, techniques (including CTA and MRA) and complications. In: Grainger RC, Allison D, Dixon AK, eds. Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. 5th ed. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 6.

Morgan RA, Belli A-M, Munneke G. Peripheral vascular disease. In: Grainger RC, Allison D, Dixon AK, eds. Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. 5th ed. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 28.

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