Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion

Synonyms

Mesenteric Vascular Occlusions

Occlusion, Mesenteric Vascular

Occlusions, Mesenteric Vascular

Vascular Occlusion, Mesenteric

Vascular Occlusions, Mesenteric

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)