Mesenteric (or intestinal) artery disease is a condition that develops when the ... During this procedure, your doctor places a tiny, soft plastic tube called a catheter into the artery, usually in ...

Ischemic colitis reduces blood flow to the colon or large intestine. Mesenteric ischemia is a reduction in blood flow to the small intestine due to the narrowing of the arteries. Both conditions ...

The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body ... while the superior mesenteric artery might arise from the celiac trunk in some individuals. Additionally, the renal arteries can vary in ...

The blood nonprotein nitrogen was 30 mg ... to necrosis because of wider involvement of the terminal mesenteric vessels and failure of collateral circulation. There have been, of course, numerous ...

The serosa continues onto the mesentery, the peritoneal fold that encircles most of the small intestine and connects it to the posterior abdominal wall. Nerve fibers, lymphatic, and blood vessels ...