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Triple-vessel mesenteric ischaemia presenting with gastric ulceration

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We present an unusual presentation of chronic mesenteric ischaemia in a patient with recurrent gastric ulceration that highlights both the importance of recognition of ischaemia as a possible aetiology in those refractory to conventional treatment and the success of percutaneous transluminal mesenteric angioplasty in these cases.

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    J. K. Loh, F. O’Kelly, K. T. Lim, W. Shields, N. Ravi, N. P. W. Keeling & J. V. Reynolds

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Loh, J.K., O’Kelly, F., Lim, K.T. et al. Triple-vessel mesenteric ischaemia presenting with gastric ulceration. Ir J Med Sci 180, 537–540 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-011-0672-x

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