Difference between revisions of "Small intestine"

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===General===
===General===
*Typically elderly and due to [[atherosclerosis]].
*Typically elderly and due to [[atherosclerosis]].
*Rare.
*High mortality.<ref name=pmid18616124>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Nakase | first1 = H. | title = [Ischemic enteritis]. | journal = Nihon Rinsho | volume = 66 | issue = 7 | pages = 1330-4 | month = Jul | year = 2008 | doi =  | PMID = 18616124 }}</ref>
*May occur together with ischemia of the colon, i.e. ''[[ischemic colitis]]'', in which case it is known as ''ischemic enterocolitis''.
*May occur together with ischemia of the colon, i.e. ''[[ischemic colitis]]'', in which case it is known as ''ischemic enterocolitis''.