Suggest treatment for celiac artery blockage
Patient: Hi, I am a 33 year old female and I recently had an angiogram done in which showed my celiac artery was all the way blocked. This test was done due to constant abdominal pain, sternum pain, and weight loss. They will not do a bypass surgery given the risk and my age; therefore, can I live with a blocked celiac artery? Doctor: Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic. I can understand your concern. No, you can not live longer with blocked celiac artery. You need to treat it first. If not going to treat you will develop bowel ischemia, obstruction, infection etc. And all these are life threatening complications. So you need to treat yourself as soon as possible. Removal of blocked segment of celiac artery and anastomosis with venous graft is treatment of choice for this. For this part of your calf vein is used. And success rate of this bypass graft is very high. So you should consult vascular surgeon and discuss all these. Don't worry, with proper treatment, you will be alright. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.