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'''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. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*See ''[[ischemic colitis]]''. | |||
DDx: | |||
*Shock. | |||
**Infection. | |||
**Cardiogenic shock. | |||
*[[Crohn's disease]]. | |||
*[[Radiation changes]]. | |||
*Drugs/toxins. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Small bowel]]. | |||
*[[Ischemic colitis]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||
[[Category:Gastrointestinal pathology]] | |||