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Acute mesenteric arterial infarction

Infarto arterial mesentérico agudo

Category

Definition

Acute mesenteric arterial infarction is an ischemic disorder of sudden interruption of mesenteric arterial flow because of occlusion of mesenteric artery. This may be further subdivided into acute mesenteric arterial embolus (AMAE) and acute mesenteric arterial thrombosis (AMAT).

Index Terms

Acute mesenteric arterial infarctionOMAI - [occlusive mesenteric arterial ischemia]mesenteric arterial occlusionmesenteric infarctmesenteric infarctionAcute mesenteric arterial infarction due to embolismembolic mesenteric infarctionAMAE - [acute mesenteric arterial embolism]embolism of mesenteric arterymesenteric arterial embolisationmesenteric arterial embolismmesenteric embolismmesenteric embolusAcute mesenteric arterial infarction due to thrombosisthrombotic mesenteric infarctthrombotic mesenteric infarctionAMAT - [acute mesenteric arterial thrombosis]mesenteric arterial thrombosismesenteric thrombosisthrombosis of mesenteric artery