Pathophysiology of mesenteric ischemia.
Intestinal ischemia can result from a host of pathophysiologic disturbances and, in turn, may produce a variety of adverse local and systemic consequences. Mechanisms of ischemic injury and the central role of vasoconstriction are discussed.
Patel
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Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
Kaleya
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Sammartano
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D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009336:Necrosis; D013152:Splanchnic Circulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000502:physiology