| D008641 |
Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion |
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) |
Mesenteric Vascular Occlusions,Occlusion, Mesenteric Vascular,Occlusions, Mesenteric Vascular,Vascular Occlusion, Mesenteric,Vascular Occlusions, Mesenteric |
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| D005762 |
Gastroenterology |
A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the physiology and diseases of the digestive system and related structures (esophagus, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas). |
Hepatology |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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| D000005 |
Abdomen |
That portion of the body that lies between the THORAX and the PELVIS. |
Abdomens |
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| D000006 |
Abdomen, Acute |
A clinical syndrome with acute abdominal pain that is severe, localized, and rapid in onset. Acute abdomen may be caused by a variety of disorders, injuries, or diseases. |
Abdomens, Acute,Acute Abdomen,Acute Abdomens |
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| D000792 |
Angiography |
Radiography of blood vessels after injection of a contrast medium. |
Arteriography,Angiogram,Angiograms,Angiographies,Arteriographies |
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| D014656 |
Vascular Surgical Procedures |
Operative procedures for the treatment of vascular disorders. |
Vascular Surgery,Procedure, Vascular Surgical,Procedures, Vascular Surgical,Surgical Procedure, Vascular,Surgical Procedures, Vascular,Vascular Surgical Procedure,Surgeries, Vascular,Surgery, Vascular,Vascular Surgeries |
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| D017538 |
Mesenteric Artery, Superior |
A large vessel supplying the whole length of the small intestine except the superior part of the duodenum. It also supplies the cecum and the ascending part of the colon and about half the transverse part of the colon. It arises from the anterior surface of the aorta below the celiac artery at the level of the first lumbar vertebra. |
Arteries, Superior Mesenteric,Artery, Superior Mesenteric,Mesenteric Arteries, Superior,Superior Mesenteric Arteries,Superior Mesenteric Artery |
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