title: Small bowel vascular disorders from arterial etiology and impaired venous drainage.
abstract: Intestinal ischemia of the small bowel represents an important diagnostic question to answer in an emergency. Although some findings could be appreciated with basic imaging methods, the MDCT as a modern noninvasive imaging method could be effective in evaluating intestinal disease caused by superior mesenteric artery or vein occlusion and making a diagnosis of ischemia from low-flow states. Looking at the features of the parietal layers with knowledge of the pathologic mechanism underlying the changes from the "normality" could be helpful in making a correct, prompt, and effective diagnosis of intestinal ischemia or disease from impaired venous drainage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Section of General and Emergency Radiology, A. Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, NA, Italy. stefromano@libero.it
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: Raffaella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Niola
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maglione
authors.forename: Luigia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Romano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001158:Arteries; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014680:Veins / Q000503:physiopathology