Acute and Chronic Thrombosis of the Mesenteric Arteries Associated with Malabsorption

Abstract

THAT occlusion of the mesenteric artery may produce a variety of clinical pictures has long been recognized.1 2 3 4 The cases of atherosclerotic occlusion of visceral arteries that are presented below offer two new pieces of information: that intestinal ischemia may be associated with malabsorption; and that both the acute and the chronic forms of thrombosis of the mesenteric arteries are amenable to reconstructive surgery.Case ReportsCase 1. A 54-year-old man (M.G.H. 956936) was admitted to the hospital on January 28, 1957, because of progressive bilateral intermittent claudication in the calves, thighs and hips for 1 1/2 years. For a few . . .