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#redirect [[Small intestine#Ischemic enteritis]]
'''Ischemic enteritis''' is ischemia of the [[small bowel]].
 
==General==
*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''.
 
Etiologies:
*[[Atherosclerosis]].
*[[Vasculitis]].
*Embolism.
*Thrombosis.
*[[Small bowel obstruction]].
 
==Microscopic==
Features:
*See ''[[ischemic colitis]]''.
 
DDx:
*Shock.
**Infection.
**Cardiogenic shock.
*[[Crohn's disease]].
*[[Radiation changes]].
*Drugs/toxins.
 
==Sign out==
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Small Bowel, Excision:
    - Ischemic enteritis with serositis and microabscesses.
    - Resection margins viable.
    - NEGATIVE for evidence of malignancy.
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==See also==
*[[Small bowel]].
*[[Ischemic colitis]].
 
==References==
{{Reflist|1}}


[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Gastrointestinal pathology]]

Latest revision as of 16:52, 24 April 2018

Ischemic enteritis is ischemia of the small bowel.

General

  • Typically elderly and due to atherosclerosis.
  • Rare.
  • High mortality.[1]
  • May occur together with ischemia of the colon, i.e. ischemic colitis, in which case it is known as ischemic enterocolitis.

Etiologies:

Microscopic

Features:

DDx:

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Small Bowel, Excision:
     - Ischemic enteritis with serositis and microabscesses. 
     - Resection margins viable.
     - NEGATIVE for evidence of malignancy.

See also

References

  1. Nakase, H. (Jul 2008). "[Ischemic enteritis].". Nihon Rinsho 66 (7): 1330-4. PMID 18616124.