Mesenteric (or intestinal) artery disease is a condition that develops when the arteries in the abdomen that supply the intestines become narrowed, or blocked, by an accumulation of a fatty substance ...

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 ...

[4] In 30% to 40% of patients, arterial thrombosis secondary to progressive atherosclerosis is ... but only 38% specificity -- for superior mesenteric artery thromboembolism.