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ArticleVascular health and risk management2025

Assessment of Transserosal Microcirculation with Visible Light Spectroscopy and Laser Doppler Flowmetry in Patients with Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome and Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia.

Gorm von Gohren Edwin, Berit Kristine Bendixen Skraastad, Jonny Hisdal, Torbjørn Wisløff, Jon Otto Sundhagen, Syed Sajid Hussain Kazmi

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Gorm von Gohren EdwinDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Berit Kristine Bendixen SkraastadDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Jonny HisdalDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-0224-7854
Torbjørn WisløffInstitute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Jon Otto SundhagenDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-4520-175X
Syed Sajid Hussain KazmiDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-7850-2033

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Introduction: Previous studies with visible light spectroscopy (VLS) and laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) have shown reduced mucosal circulation of the stomach and duodenal wall in patients with median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) and chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI). However, transserosal microcirculatory assessment during the operative treatment of patients with these conditions has not yet been performed. We aimed to investigate if laparoscopic decompression for MALS and aortomesenteric bypass in CMI can result in immediate measurable increase in the microcirculation in stomach and duodenum. Patients and Methods: In a single center, prospective comparative cohort study, twenty-eight patients suspected of MALS, and eleven with CMI underwent assessment of transserosal microcirculation of stomach and duodenum with Visible Light Spectroscopy (VLS) and Laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF), during surgery. Patients with computed tomography angiography (CTA) verified stenosis grade ≥50% in MALS and ≥70% in CMI were included in the study. Duplex ultrasound (DUS) was performed before and after the surgical treatment. The changes in the pre- and postoperative microcirculation were calculated with paired sample Results: VLS showed significant increase in the transserosal relative hemoglobin concentration (rHb) after laparoscopic decompression in patients with MALS (Stomach, before: 58AU±13, after: 62AU±14, p = 0.017) and (Duodenum, before: 62AU±15, after:70AU±15, p = 0.004). Furthermore, a significantly increased blood flow was found in duodenum (Before: 276AU±89, After: 315AU±93, p = 0.015). However, the SaO2 was decreased significantly in the stomach (Before: 86AU±10, After: 82AU±14, p = 0.015), but remained unchanged in the duodenal serosa.The study did not find any increase in the microcirculation of the CMI patients after revascularization. The baseline transserosal microcirculation was indifferent between the groups. Conclusion: Laparoscopic decompression leads to enhanced transserosal microcirculation in stomach and duodenum in the patients with MALS. The baseline transserosal microcirculation in stomach and duodenum is indifferent in the MALS and CMI.

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Celiac ArteryDuodenumLaser-Doppler FlowmetryMedian Arcuate Ligament SyndromeMesenteric IschemiaMesenteric Vascular OcclusionMicrocirculationSpectrum AnalysisSplanchnic CirculationStomachAdultAgedChronic DiseaseDecompression, SurgicalFemaleHumansflowmetrylaparoscopylaserMALSmesenteric ischemiaspectroscopy

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