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Chronic Intestinal Ischemia
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- The superior mesenteric artery, a
large blood vessel that branches from the aorta, supplies
the intestine with blood. If insufficient blood reaches the
intestine, it causes a condition known as intestinal
ischemia.
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- Pain in abdomen/stomach 1-3 hours
after eating
- Weight loss caused by avoidance of
eating and subsequent discomfort
- Sometimes Diarrhea
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- Atherosclerosis (cholesterol build
up) of the arteries (i.e., superior mesenteric, celiac, and
inferior mesenteric) of the
intestines
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- Angiography --
dye injected and X-Rays taken to determine
where the ischemia is
located
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- Vascular surgery or balloon
angioplasty of the affected blood
vessels
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