Compare watchful care versus catheter treatment for a bowel artery tear
Part of Digestive system, Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study compares two ways to treat an isolated tear in the superior mesenteric artery (a blood vessel that supplies the intestines): conservative (watchful care) versus endovascular (catheter-based) treatment. It may help doctors figure out which approach works best for people whose condition is confirmed on a CT angiogram and who are stable enough for either plan.
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Who can take part
- You are age 18 or older.
- You have a confirmed isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection (a blood-vessel tear) shown on a CT angiogram (CTA).
- You have symptoms or a history of symptoms related to this condition.
- You can sign informed consent and are willing to receive either treatment plan.
- Your symptoms are not so severe that you need emergency surgery to look inside your abdomen.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding, and you don’t have plans for a recent pregnancy or childbirth.
- You do not have certain related artery diseases (like aortic dissection or iliac artery dissection) or autoimmune vasculitis.
Quick eligibility check
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