MESENTERIC ARTERY ISCHEMIA

Course overview

INTESTINAL ISCHEMIA CAN AFFECT THE SMALL INTESTINE OR THE COLON. WHEREAS, COLONIC ISCHEMIA REFERS TO ISCHEMIA THAT AFFECTS THE COLON, MESENTERIC ISCHEMIA REFERS TO ISCHEMIA THAT AFFECTS THE BLOOD VESSELS OF THE SMALL INTESTINE. IT CAN BE SECONDARY TO OCCLUSIVE OR NONOCCLUSIVE OBSTRUCTION OF THE ARTERIES OR CAN BE CAUSED BY OBSTRUCTION OF VENOUS OUTFLOW. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PRESENTATION OF MESENTERIC ARTERY ISCHEMIA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.