Crohn’s disease: This condition causes inflammation and irritation, most commonly in the small intestine and the beginning of the large intestine. Wrapping and thickening of mesenteric fat ...

Small-intestinal mesentery. This region is connected to your small intestine, specifically the jejunum and ileum regions. These are the last two regions of your small intestine before it connects ...

They're essential in the abdomen, since they provide support and attach the small intestine to the wall of the abdomen. Currently, there's no specific known cause of mesenteric panniculitis.

Mesenteric ischemia, or small bowel ischemia, involves a blockage of blood flow to the small intestine. Symptoms include pain and bloating. It often results from blood clots or atherosclerosis.

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a condition that affects the duodenum — the section of the small intestine that joins the stomach. The syndrome is caused by the compressing of the ...

Closure of mesenteric defects during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass reduced the long-term risk for small bowel obstruction, according to study results in JAMA Surgery.“One of the most ...

A total of 65 cases of primary small-bowel tumor were found, and in 33 of these the tumors were malignant. Shallow, Eger and Carty 5 state that primary cancer of the small intestine occurs in 0.1 ...

Acute Mesenteric Ischemia and Duodenal Ulcer Perforation ... causing sepsis and hypotension leading to small bowel ischemia, ... Diseases & Conditions Small Intestinal Diverticulosis; ...

About 50% of patients with small intestine neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NETs) have their prognosis negatively impacted by the development of mesenteric fibrosis, but the mechanisms behind these are ...

By analyzing draining mesenteric lymph nodes of affected small intestinal segments of patients who had required surgery, a research team led by Lukas Unger from MedUni Vienna identified immune ...

Treating Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMAS) SMAS is treated using inpatient medical management and, in severe cases, surgery. 1,2,3 Patients with SMAS are first given small meals and oral ...

About 50% of patients with small intestine neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NETs) have their prognosis negatively impacted by the development of mesenteric fibrosis, but the mechanisms behind these are ...