Abstract
The ischemic bowel diseases are a heterogeneous group of disorders usually seen in elderly individuals. They represent ischemic damage to different portions of the bowel and therefore produce a variety of clinical syndromes and outcomes. Proper diagnosis and management of patients with ischemic bowel disease require vigilance on the part of the physician and a willingness to embark on an aggressive plan of diagnosis and management in the appropriate setting.
MeSH terms
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Age Factors
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Aged
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Colon / blood supply
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Colonic Diseases / complications
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Colonic Diseases / diagnosis
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Humans
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Intestine, Small / blood supply
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Intestines / blood supply*
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Ischemia / diagnosis
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Ischemia / etiology*
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Ischemia / surgery
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Mesenteric Arteries
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Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / complications*
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Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / diagnosis
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Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / surgery
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Mesenteric Veins
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Middle Aged
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Thrombosis / complications*
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Thrombosis / diagnosis
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Thrombosis / surgery