Fibromuscular dysplasia of mesenteric arteries: a rare cause of multiple bowel resections—a case report and literature review

Abstract Background Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a type of unexplained nonatherosclerotic vascular disease that usually involves the renal and internal carotid arteries and rarely involves the mesenteric artery. Mesenteric artery FMD is difficult to distinguish from Crohn’s disease (CD) and Behc...

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Main Authors: Shuwen Du, Shanbing Yang, Kangmei Jia, Peng Du, Limin Zhang, Jiheng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01702-y