mesenteric infarction

mesenteric infarction
coagulation necrosis of the intestines due to a decrease in blood flow in the mesenteric vasculature (see also mesenteric ischemia, under ischemia). Two types are distinguished, occlusive and nonocclusive mesenteric I.

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