Bianca Eunice López ZentenoGeorgina Cornelio RodríguezEduardo Amador Mena2026-03-222026-03-22202010.22201/fm.24484865e.2020.63.2.04https://doi.org/10.22201/fm.24484865e.2020.63.2.04https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/68630Mesenteric 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; catheterizationenMedicineAbdominal painEtiologyPresentation (obstetrics)Emergency departmentThrombosisPeritonitisVenous thrombosisRadiologySurgeryarticle