title: Unusual causes of mesenteric ischemia.
abstract: Although complications of generalized atherosclerosis most commonly cause intestinal ischemia, a number of unusual causes may be responsible. These unusual causes can be grouped into six major categories: (1) mechanical, (2) drugs, (3) hematologic, (4) endocrine, (5) vasculopathies, and (6) miscellaneous. Morbidity and mortality rates remain high because these rare diseases frequently go unrecognized until patients suffer adverse outcomes. A high index of suspicion may decrease the delay in diagnosis of mesenteric ischemia caused by these disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, USA.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Krupski
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Selzman
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Whitehill
mesh_terms: D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor; D002445:Celiac Artery; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000150:complications; D011859:Radiography; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D013919:Thromboangiitis Obliterans / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin