Treatment of Mesenteric Ischemia in Israel

Professor Eduard Shifrin

Surgeon, vascular surgeon

Acute and chronic diseases accompanied by severe pain and other unpleasant symptoms are medical issues that require immediate, qualified, and precise intervention.

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Such diseases include mesenteric ischemia - the narrowing of the mesenteric arteries that supply blood to the intestines.

At the state-of-the-art Top Ichilov clinic, equipped with the latest medical technology and staffed by the best specialists in Israel across all fields of medicine, any intestinal diseases are treated effectively and quickly. This includes complex disorders requiring a comprehensive approach, such as mesenteric ischemia. This is why many patients suffering from such ailments choose treatment in Israel, known for its promptness and effectiveness.

Mesenteric Ischemia: Advantages of Treatment at the Top Ichilov Clinic

Israeli vascular surgery is currently at the highest global level and continues to develop, attracting more patients from dozens of countries who prefer treatment in Israel. Specialists at the Top Ichilov clinic hold prestigious positions on the lists of the best vascular surgeons in Israel. The clinic successfully performs the following complex surgeries:

• Transaortic Endarterectomy: excision of a section of the artery along with the thrombus through a laparotomy incision and vessel reconstruction.
• Shunting: a surgery to create a bypass for blood flow around the affected area. A donor vessel can be used as a shunt, and the donor can be the patient themselves. A section is excised from the femoral subcutaneous vein, and an artificial vessel is modeled. In recent years, synthetic shunts have been used instead of natural materials; they integrate well, perform all functions of a real blood vessel, and are suitable for lifelong use.
• Angioplasty: insertion of a special catheter equipped with a balloon at the end through the femoral vein. When reaching the site of the lesion, the balloon is inflated, widening the blood vessel and restoring blood flow. Angioplasty is often complemented by stenting.
• Stenting: a stent (a cylindrical structure made of special wire) is placed at the site of arterial narrowing using an endovascular method. The stent serves as a scaffold for the artery walls, keeping them in an expanded state.

Mesenteric Ischemia: Diagnosis at the Top Ichilov Clinic

Vascular surgery specialists at the Top Ichilov clinic have extensive experience in the early diagnosis of all types of vascular diseases and are proficient in all the necessary modern medical equipment for conducting it.

Mesenteric (intestinal) ischemia always develops as a result of other diseases:

1. atherosclerosis
2. vascular developmental anomalies
3. fibrous dysplasia
4. infective endocarditis
5. polycythemia, etc.

Symptoms of acute mesenteric ischemia (abdominal pain, nausea, bloating) appear suddenly, the patient's condition deteriorates rapidly, and the disease can occur due to embolism or thrombosis of the superior mesenteric artery: detached thrombi from the left atrium enter the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery, blocking it. In acute mesenteric ischemia, symptoms intensify, pain spreads, and gradually encompasses the entire abdomen, with signs of peritonitis appearing.

Chronic mesenteric ischemia is a slow process manifested in patients suffering from obliterative atherosclerosis or nonspecific aortoarteritis.

At the Top Ichilov clinic, if symptoms of mesenteric ischemia appear, the following diagnostic procedures are performed:

• - Blood tests (general, biochemical, special).
• - CT (computed tomography)
• - MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
• - Arteriography and angiography
• - Doppler ultrasound.