Vascular occlusion refers to closing up or blocking a blood vessel fully or partially. A blood vessel may be occluded from within or from outside. For instance, a clot inside the blood vessel can obstruct the blood flow. Compressing the vein from the outside does it too. In vascular surgery, one may use filler materials to occlude a blood vessel on purpose to destroy unwanted structures, if needed.
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Is the pain in the left rib cage a sign of splenic artery infarction?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 44 years old male. I have a 17 cm area of hypodensity within the spleen of uncertain etiology. A place of vascular compromise is present with infiltrative processes. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your 17 cm area of hypodensity is of vascular origin, mostly splenic artery infarction (ccclusion of the splenic artery). For this evaluation, MR (Magnetic resonance) angiogram of the abdomen is the best. Also, a metastasis is a second possibility that requires PET (po... Read Full »
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