Clinical Symptoms of Intestinal Vascular Disorders

Despite advances made in the diagnostic and therapeutic field, acute intestinal ischemia remains a highly lethal condition. This is related to the variability of symptoms and the absence of typical laboratory alterations in early stage.

Keywords: Intestinal ischemia, Acute mesenteric ischemia, Mesenteric vein thrombosis, Nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia, Chronic mesenteric ischemia, Symptoms

a Department of General and Emergency Surgery, “A. Cardarelli” Hospital, Naples, Italy

b Department of General and Emergency Surgery with Polyspecialistic Observation, “A. Cardarelli” Hospital, Naples, Italy

Corresponding author. Via Scipione Capece 2/c, 80122 Naples, Italy.

PII: S0033-8389(08)00151-6

doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2008.08.005

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