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| '''Mesenteric ischemia''' (Mesenteric ischaemia - British English) is a medical condition in which inflammation and injury of the small intestine result from inadequate blood supply.<ref name="pmid10784596">{{cite journal |author=Brandt LJ, Boley SJ |title=AGA technical review on intestinal ischemia. American Gastrointestinal Association |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=118 |issue=5 |pages=954-68 |year=2000 |pmid=10784596|url=http://www.gastrojournal.org/article/PIIS0016508500701831/fulltext}}</ref><ref name="pmid10784595">{{cite journal |author=American Gastroenterological Association |title=American Gastroenterological Association Medical Position Statement: guidelines on intestinal ischemia |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=118 |issue=5 |pages=951-3 |year=2000 |pmid=10784595|url=http://www.gastrojournal.org/article/PIIS001650850070182X/fulltext}} http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?ss=15&doc_id=3069&nbr=2295</ref>. Causes of the reduced blood flow can include changes in the systemic circulation (e.g. [[hypotension|low blood pressure]]) or local factors such as [[vasoconstriction|constriction of blood vessels]] or a [[blood clot]]. It is more common in the elderly<ref name="pmid11432300">{{cite journal | author = Greenwald D, Brandt L, Reinus J | title = Ischemic bowel disease in the elderly. | journal = Gastroenterol Clin North Am | volume = 30 | issue = 2 | pages = 445-73 | year = 2001 | id = PMID 11432300}}</ref><ref name="pmid9146714">{{cite journal |author=McKinsey JF, Gewertz BL |title=Acute mesenteric ischemia |journal=Surg. Clin. North Am. |volume=77 |issue=2 |pages=307-18 |year=1997 |pmid=9146714}}</ref>.
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