Mesenteric ischaemia

Acute mesenteric ischaemic (AMI) is a life-threatening vascular condition from which outcomes are poor. It results from acute thrombosis or embolization of one or more mesenteric arteries. Chronic mesenteric ischaemia (CMI) is a clinical syndrome of abdominal pain after eating related to stenosis or occlusion of one or more mesenteric vessels associated with other cardiovascular disease. Mesenteric ischaemia can also result from hypoperfusion, non-occlusive mesenteric ischaemia (NOMI), or mesenteric vein thrombosis (MVT).
Source: Surgery (Medicine Publishing) - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Vascular surgery – II Source Type: research