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    Isquemia intestinal por trombosis mesentérica en paciente geriátrico, resuelta por intervencionismo. Reporte de caso
    (National University of Colombia, 2020) Bianca Eunice López Zenteno; Georgina Cornelio Rodríguez; Eduardo Amador Mena
    Mesenteric thrombosis represents a vascular urgency caused by the abrupt interruption of blood flow, whether arterial or venous; clinical presentation can be nonspecific, which can represent a diagnostic challenge. According to its vascular etiology, a different therapeutic approach is required. If there is clinical suspicion or signs of peritonitis, the imaging diagnosis can support to identify the presented pathology. On this occasion, there is a clinical case of an 84-year-old http://doi.org/10.22201/fm.24484865e.2020.63.2.04 | Vol. 63, n.o 2, Marzo-Abril 2020 25 patient who goes to the emergency department for generalized abdominal pain, which led to a diagnostic imaging study, to confirm this finding. Key words: Intestinal ischemia; atherosclerosis; Mesenteric thrombosis; catheterization