Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion

Overview

Obstruction of the flow in the SPLANCHNIC CIRCULATION by ATHEROSCLEROSIS; EMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS; STENOSIS; TRAUMA; and compression or intrinsic pressure from adjacent tumors. Rare causes are drugs, intestinal parasites, and vascular immunoinflammatory diseases such as PERIARTERITIS NODOSA and THROMBOANGIITIS OBLITERANS. (From Juergens et al., Peripheral Vascular Diseases, 5th ed, pp295-6)

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Quick facts about Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion

Topic type

Condition

Category

Cardiology

MeSH classification

C06.405.469.675|C06.844.550|C14.907.137.534

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