Treatment of abdominal blood vessels (mesenteric) is an important part of vascular and endovascular surgery and can comprise of elective cases to emergencies.
Blockage of mesenteric arteries / veins can lead to severe pain and gangrene of the intestines thus leading to death of patient if not treated on time.
Treatment of these blockages can be done by removing the blood clot and reestablishing the blood flow.
Bleeding can be an emergency and needs prompt action as well. Bleeding blood vessels can be treated with a digital substraction angiography followed by embolisation of the bleeding artery. Alternatively open surgery can also be performed for such bleeding vessels.