Bowel ischemia
In medicine, bowel ischemia refers to a restriction in blood supply to tissues in the bowels.
There are two common types:
- Mesenteric ischemia, ischemia of the small bowel, or,
- Ischemic colitis, ischemia of the large bowel.
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