Visceral Artery Ischemia

Preferred Label : Visceral Artery Ischemia;

NCIt synonyms : Mesenteric Artery Ischemia;

NCIt related terms : Visceral arterial ischemia;

NCIt definition : Decreased blood supply to the small or large intestine due to narrowing or blockage of a visceral (mesenteric) artery. The ischemia results to the damage of the intestinal tissues. It may be chronic, caused by atherosclerosis or acute, secondary to the formation of a thrombus or embolus in the mesenteric arterial lumen. In chronic ischemia, patients present with abdominal pain manifested in a short time after a meal and weight loss. In acute ischemia, patients present with sudden and acute abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, and blood in the stool.;

Alternative definition : CTCAE: A disorder characterized by a decrease in blood supply due to narrowing or blockage of a visceral (mesenteric) artery.;

Codes from synonyms : E13843;

Details

Origin ID

C78712;

UMLS CUI

C0853812;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Visceral arterial ischemia [MedDRA LLT]
- visceral arterial ischaemia [MedDRA Preferred Term]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Visceral arterial ischaemia [MedDRA LLT]
- Visceral arterial ischemia [MedDRA LLT]
- visceral arterial ischaemia [MedDRA Preferred Term]
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- CTCAE Adverse Events Version 4.0 Terminology [NCIt concept]

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