Diagnosis of chronic mesenteric ischemia at the stage of primary medical care

Abstract

Syndrome of chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) is a very common disease. Most patients with verified atherosclerosis (coronary heart disease and / or cerebral arteriosclerosis and / or peripheral vascular atherosclerosis) have signs of CMI. The number of patients with CMI has increased significantly in recent years due to aging of the population, changes in lifestyle, changes in nutrition, environmental problems. The main cause of CMI is the atherosclerosis of large unpaired abdominal vessels. The need for early diagnosis of this syndrome is due to its complications, especially the possibility of an acute intestinal ischemia and intestinal infarction - an acute surgical pathology with an exceptionally high lethality.