Intestinal circulation in coeliac disease: an angiographic study.
Selective angiography of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) was performed in 14 patients with coeliac disease and in 20 sex- and age-matched patients without malabsorption. In coeliac disease there was a significant increase in the SMA diameter and a significantly shortened intestinal circulation time as compared to controls, reflecting an increased blood flow and/or a reduced blood volume in the diseased intestine.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012039:Regional Blood Flow