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Intestinal ischemia and infarction - Prevention

Alternative Names

Intestinal necrosis; Ischemic bowel; Dead bowel; Dead gut

Prevention:

Eating a nutritious diet and avoiding smoking can help prevent this disease. Prompt treatment of hernias and control of risk factors such as heart arrhythmias, high blood pressure, and cholesterol may also help.

  • Reviewed last on: 5/15/2008
  • Robert A. Cowles, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Fry RD, Mahmoud N, Maron DJ, Ross HM, Rombeau J. Townsend: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008.

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