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Mesenteric Ischemia  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Ischemic tissue injury produced by insufficient perfusion of intestinal tissue by the MESENTERIC CIRCULATION (i.e., CELIAC ARTERY; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; INFERERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; and MESENTERIC VEINS). It can progress from ISCHEMIA; EDEMA; and GANGRENE of the bowel wall to PERITONITIS and cardiovascular collapse.

Entry terms

  • Mesenteric Vascular Insufficiency

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-C202SGVR-R

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