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The mesenteric arterial anatomy consists of a robust collateral network between the celiac, SMA, and IMA territories. The normal hyperemic response observed after a meal is triggered by humoral and metabolic factors, which result in a tenfold increase in blood flow. Patients with symptoms of chronic mesenteric ischemia are not able to mount this normal response; intestinal angina occurs as a result from inadequate supply of oxygen and from the relative imbalance between tissue supply and demand for oxygen and other metabolites.

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  3. Masters Degree Program from the Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Leonardo Reis de Souza MD

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Oderich, G.S., de Souza, L.R. (2015). Pathophysiology. In: Oderich, G. (eds) Mesenteric Vascular Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1847-8_3

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