title: Systemic diseases affecting the mesenteric circulation.
abstract: The mesenteric circulation is acutely sensitive to processes that affect the entire body. Such systemic diseases and syndromes are reviewed with particular emphasis on the mechanisms by which they influence the mesenteric vasculature and blood flow.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000098:blood supply*; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D013152:Splanchnic Circulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects