Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) with intestinal involvement--a case report.
Thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) or Buerger's disease is a nonatherosclerotic vascular disease of unknown etiology that occurs almost exclusively in young male tobacco users. The involvement of the medium-sized and small arteries and veins leads to ischemic complaints and trophic changes in the limbs. The authors report a case of Buerger's disease in a 29-year-old man, a heavy smoker, affecting the lower limbs and mesenteric vessels.
Núñez Garcia
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Servicio de Urgencias, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain.
López Cubero
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Rico Zalba
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Molíns Otero
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Gómez Octavio
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Arribas
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D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000209:etiology*; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D013919:Thromboangiitis Obliterans / Q000150:complications*