Ischemia is a condition in which there is insufficient blood flow to a part of the body. It is often caused by plaque building up and thickening or hardening the artery supplying that area or organ.

Bowel ischemia is a potentially fatal medical condition caused by a decrease or obstruction of blood flow to the intestine. It is linked to many serious gastrointestinal disorders that can have ...

THE third reported case of aortoiliac steal 1, 2 is presented to call attention to this potential complication of surgical correction of aortoiliac occlusion. A 54-year-old man was admitted to the ...

In a recent article published in the journal Biomedicines, a team of Italian scientists has presented case reports of five coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients undergoing emergency surgery for ...

Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury can occur in patients with mesenteric artery embolism or severe trauma, and in those undergoing bowel transplantation or other major vascular and abdominal ...

If you have blood clots in your stool, this is commonly a sign of bleeding from the large intestine (colon). It’s also a signal that you should get medical attention immediately. Pouches (diverticula) ...