What is the definition or description of: mesenteric arteriography?

Angiogram...: Of the arteries that supply the stomach and intestines. It is used when a blockage of these arteries is suspected, such as pain after eating, urge to need to defecate quickly after eating, etc. "intestinal angina" can be quite painful, (and deadly) but easily fixed with a stent to the mesenteric arteries. Other reasons to do this would be blood in the stool from a leaking intest. Artery, or avm.

Xray of intestines: Mesenteric arteriography is an xray of the circulation to the of the intestines. It is used for people with abdominal pain where reduced blood supply to the intestines is suspected as the cause. The procedure is done thru a catheter usually inserted through an artery in the groin.