Visceral Ischemia

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Symptoms
  • Acute mesenteric ischemia
    Signs and symptoms of the acute form of mesenteric ischemia include:
  • Abrupt, severe abdominal pain
  • Urgent need to have a bowel movement
  • Fever
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Chronic mesenteric ischemia
    Signs and symptoms of the chronic form of mesenteric ischemia include:
  • Abdominal pain that starts about 30 minutes after eating
  • Pain that worsens over an hour
  • Pain that goes away within one to three hours