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Four main types of ischemic bowel disease include:
  • Mesenteric artery embolism: VideosImages
    • A clot from the heart gets stuck in the artery that supplies blood to the intestine.
  • Mesenteric artery thrombosis: VideosImages
  • Mesenteric vein thrombosis: VideosImages
    • A blood clot forms in the vein that drains blood from the intestine.
  • Nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia: Videos
    • The intestines do not receive adequate blood flow, due to heart failure, shock, or bleeding.
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Last Updated: Mar 23, 2009  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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