BACKGROUND: Ischemic bowel disease, especially acute mesenteric ischemia, carries high morbidity and mortality rates. Any delay in diagnosis or treatment aggravates the patient's outcome.

Common symptoms of mesenteric ischemia include ... When acute mesenteric ischemia occurs, a bowel resection is used to remove ...

What is the natural history of ischemic colitis ... while others result inobstructive symptoms or an overt large bowel obstruction. A lessfrequent complication (<5%) is the development of colonic ...

A higher risk for ischemic heart diseases was associated with IBD only in male patients, whereas a negative association was seen among female patients. HealthDay News — Male patients with ...