title: Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) with intestinal involvement--a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urgencias, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Núñez Garcia
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: López Cubero
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rico Zalba
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Molíns Otero
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gómez Octavio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arribas
mesh_terms: 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*