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 ...

Full size image Figure 4: Axial CT image of a patient with a metastatic carcinoid tumor and marked calcification within the mesenteric mass (arrow). Carcinoid syndrome is associated with fibrosis ...

Several different processes -- congenital and acquired -- may result in the development of short bowel syndrome ... well as catastrophic vascular events (mesenteric vein or arterial thrombosis ...