Abdominal angina Microchapters Home Patient Information Overview Pathophysiology Causes Differentiating Abdominal angina from other Diseases Epidemiology and Demographics Risk Factors Natural History, Complications and Prognosis Diagnosis History and Symptoms Physical Examination Laboratory Findings MRI Ultrasound Other Imaging Findings Other Diagnostic Studies Treatment Medical Therapy Surgery Primary Prevention Secondary Prevention Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy Future or Investigational Therapies Case Studies Case #1 Abdominal angina overview On the Web Most recent articles Most cited articles Review articles CME Programs Powerpoint slides Images American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Abdominal angina overview All Images X-rays Echo & Ultrasound CT Images MRI Ongoing Trials at Clinical Trials.gov US National Guidelines Clearinghouse NICE Guidance FDA on Abdominal angina overview CDC on Abdominal angina overview Abdominal angina overview in the news Blogs on Abdominal angina overview Directions to Hospitals Treating Abdominal angina Risk calculators and risk factors for Abdominal angina overview Please help WikiDoc by adding more content here. It's easy! Click here to learn about editing ## Overview[edit | edit source] * Abdominal angina (a.k.a. bowelgina) is postprandial abdominal pain that occurs in individuals with insufficient blood flow to meet visceral demands. The term angina is used in reference to angina pectoris, a similar symptom due to obstruction of the coronary artery. The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary defines abdominal angina (bowelgina) as "Intermittent abdominal pain, frequently occurring at a fixed time after eating, caused by inadequacy of the mesenteric circulation. Also called intestinal angina; bowelgina." [1] * Mesenteric ischemia is a type of peripheral vascular disease that occurs when the blood supply can not meet the metabolic demands of visceral organs. Acute mesenteric ischemia is a surgical emergency that presents severe abdominal pain which is described as "pain out of proportion to physical examination." However, chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) usually presents with vague abdominal pain that may be difficult to differentiate from other, more common causes of abdominal pain[2] ## References[edit | edit source] 1. ↑ The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary. "KMLE Medical Dictionary Definition of abdominal angina". 2. ↑ "Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf".