The superior mesenteric artery arises from the abdominal aorta just distal to the celiac trunk and has several branches to the pancreas and duodenum, two large branches that supply the proximal two ...

Background: A 52-year-old man presented to hospital having experienced abdominal pain, abdominal distention and oliguria for 1 week. An abdominal CT scan revealed thrombosis in the superior mesenteric ...

Acute GVHD (aGvHD) remains a major complication of allo-SCT. The pathogenesis of aGvHD is related to damage to the gut epithelium (caused largely by cytotoxic conditioning), which results in host APC ...

"This study shows that a CT scan of the abdomen is a reliable diagnostic tool, especially if signs such as venous congestion or mesenteric edema are noted," Carlyle M. Dunshee, MD, FACS, FASMBS, DABOM ...

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 are ...

A mesenteric artery bypass is a procedure used to treat a blockage in your superior mesenteric artery. It involves using a graft sourced from another blood vessel or a synthetic material to create a ...

Background A 52-year-old man presented to hospital having experienced abdominal pain, abdominal distention and oliguria for 1 week. An abdominal CT scan revealed thrombosis in the superior mesenteric ...