Abdominal Angina (Mesenteric Ischaemia) – A Commonly Missed Diagnosis

By Mr Ashish Gupta, Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon

Posted 25 July 2020

7 Minute Read

Woman sitting on bed holding her abdomen in pain, representing the symptoms and risks of missed abdominal angina or mesenteric ischaemia.

Tags:

  • Missed Diagnosis
  • Early Intervention
  • Early Case Assessment
  • Cost Recovery
  • Unrecoverable Costs

Expert Disciplines:

  • Colorectal Surgery

About The Author

Mr Ashish Gupta

Mr Ashish Gupta

Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon

Mr Ashish Gupta, MBBS, MD, FRCS, is a Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon at Epsom-St Helier NHS Trust since 2014 and serves as the clinical lead for bowel cancer. He previously completed a fellowship at Basingstoke, a centre known for colorectal surgery and peritoneal malignancy. Mr Gupta has been undertaking medico-legal work since 2016.

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