Reperfusion Injury—Postendovascular Recanalization in Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia: A Rare Clinical Case Scenario

Abstract

Regardless of the number of vessels involved endovascular recanalization of mesenteric vessels is the treatment of choice for chronic mesenteric ischemia. Reperfusion injury post-endovascular recanalization in chronic mesenteric ischemia is a rare clinical scenario as it is mostly encountered in cases of acute mesenteric ischemia. Here in, we describe a case with characteristic clinical and imaging findings of reperfusion syndrome, post-endovascular recanalization of chronically occluded superior mesenteric artery and severely stenosed celiac trunk in a patient with chronic mesenteric ischemia.

Keywords

• chronic mesenteric ischemia
• reperfusion bowel injury
• endovascular recanalization