Sandbox:Feham
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Feham Tariq, MD [2]
Overview
Mesenteric ischemia is a type of intestinal ischemia primarily affecting the small intestine. It is one of the life-threatening gastrointestinal vascular emergencies which requires prompt surgical/medical intervention depending upon the underlying cause.
Common causes in the development of mesenteric ischemia can be divided into occlusive/non-occlusive, arterial/venous, localized/generalized and superficial/transmural.[1]
Risk Factors
- Mesenteric ischemia can be caused by any factor that can compromise the blood supply to the affected organ; either by reducing the perfusion or by promoting the formation of thromboemboli. It can be broadly classified as occlusive and non-occlusive.
- The most potent risk factor in the development of mesenteric ischemia is superior mesenteric artery occlusion.
Common Risk Factors
- Common risk factors in the development of mesenteric ischemia include:
*Occluisive causes:
**Embolic causes
**Caridac diseases:
*** cardiac arrhythmias
*** cardiac valvular diseases
*** infective endocarditis
*** recent myocardial infarction
*** ventricular aneurysm
*** aortic atherosclerosis
*** aortic aneurysm
**Thrombotic causes:[2] *** Peripheral artery disease
*** Advanced age
*** Low cardiac output states
*** Traumatic injury
*** Peripheral artery disease
Less Common Risk Factors
- Less common risk factors in the development of [disease name] include:
- [Risk factor 1]
- [Risk factor 2]
- [Risk factor 3]
References
- ↑ Corcos O, Nuzzo A (2013). "Gastro-intestinal vascular emergencies". Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 27 (5): 709–25. doi:10.1016/j.bpg.2013.08.006. PMID 24160929.
- ↑ Martinelli I, Mannucci PM, De Stefano V, Taioli E, Rossi V, Crosti F; et al. (1998). "Different risks of thrombosis in four coagulation defects associated with inherited thrombophilia: a study of 150 families". Blood. 92 (7): 2353–8. PMID 9746774.