Abdomen - The Pandora's Box Acute Mesenteric Ischemia Associated with Pregnancy: A Rare Case Presentation

Dr. Shweta Borase, Dr. Pankaj Vairagad, Dr. Manish Malani, Dr. Suresh Harbade, Dr. Sarojini Jadhav

Abstract: Acute mesenteric ischaemia (AMI), which is caused by reduction in blood flow that supplies nourishment and oxygen to intestinal tissue, results in tissue lesions, which in turn induce intestinal necrosis and infarction. (1) AMI's overall incidence rate has been reported to be 12.9/100, 000 patients annually, according to Stefan Acosta's study on epidemiology of mesenteric vascular diseases.1) AMI's clinical manifestation is crucial for 3 main reasons: first, it is most common cause of acute abdomen among patients over 75yrs of age, more common than appendicitis and rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm [2], second, its mortality rate is high, at about 82% after diagnosis, and its management is palpably difficult [3], and third, it's typically difficult to diagnose, with symptoms appearing only at onset of intestinal infarction and no specific diagnostic tests for it exist.

Keywords: Acute mesenteric ischemia, SMV thrombosis, pregnancy, stillbirth

How to Cite?: Dr. Shweta Borase, Dr. Pankaj Vairagad, Dr. Manish Malani, Dr. Suresh Harbade, Dr. Sarojini Jadhav, "Abdomen - The Pandora's Box Acute Mesenteric Ischemia Associated with Pregnancy: A Rare Case Presentation", Volume 14 Issue 3, March 2025, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1600-1603, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=MR25326224912, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/MR25326224912