Mesenteric artery duplex scanning appears promising for detection of splanchnic artery stenosis or occlusion or both in patients with symptoms suggestive of chronic intestinal ischemia.

Type of sport was cycling, long-distance running and triathlon. Median duration of symptoms was 32 months (range 7–240 months). Splanchnic artery stenosis was found in one athlete. GI ischaemia was ...

Cirrhosis leads to an elevation in intrahepatic vascular resistance. Splanchnic vasodilation increases the production of vasodilators (nitric oxide, carbon monoxide, prostacyclins and ...

Moreover, the well-known decrease in splanchnic perfusion with both vasopressin ... transform to a hypodynamic shock with high systemic vascular resistance as the disease progresses.