Mesenteric ischemia refers to a group of disorders marked by decreased blood supply to the bowel due to blockage or narrowing of the blood vessels that supply them. It can occur suddenly without ...

BALTIMORE, Md. -- Chronic mesenteric ischemia causes severe stomach pain and is often overlooked or misdiagnosed. It affects fewer than 200,000 people a year in the US, and vascular surgeons can now ...

Q: Which doctor treats mesenteric ischemia? A: Mesenteric ischemia is a surgical condition and treated by surgical gastroenterologists and vascular surgeons. Q: What are some of the other conditions ...

Imagine if it were so painful to eat that you lost half your body weight and you didn't understand why.One woman said she had given up hope until she finally got the correct diagnosis."I almost feel ...

Chronic mesenteric ischemia causes severe stomach pain and is often overlooked or misdiagnosed. It affects fewer than 200,000 people a year in the U.S., and vascular surgeons can now treat the ...

In some cases, vascular disease not only affects how many of our bodily processes take place, but can also affect how we live our lives, making normal activities difficult to do. In the case of ...

A 60-year-old female underwent massive bowel resection for superior mesenteric artery (SMA) thrombosis. The resection extended from 10 cm distal to the cecum and on to the ascending colon with a ...

Question: I read your article about irritable bowel syndrome with interest. For 7 1/2 years I was treated for it. About 30 minutes after eating, I was in such pain no painkiller could touch it. In ...

A 38-year-old farmer from Agra underwent a life-transforming mesenteric artery bypass surgery at AIIMS to treat chronic mesenteric ischemia, which led to severe upper abdomen pain. The surgery ...

BALTIMORE – Chronic mesenteric ischemia causes severe stomach pain and is often overlooked or misdiagnosed. The rare condition affects fewer than 200,000 people a year in the United States. Angela ...