What is the definition or description of: intestinal ischemia?

Lack of blood supply: Intestinal ischemia refers to insufficient blood supply to the bowels. It may be serious condition. It can be due to blood clots, hardening of the arteries, other less common inflammatory disorders or trauma.

Lack of blood: Intestinal ischemia is loss of blood supply to a section of intestine. It is caused either by blood clotting in place or a blood clot from the heart breaking off and lodging in an artery to a section of intestine. Either cause can lead to gangrene (death) of a section of intestine. This can be an emergency leading to death if the dead section of intestine is not removed soon.

Low blood flow: There are a multitude of causes of low (arterial) blood flow to the intestine. Atherosclerosis embolism depending on the cause and severity, surgery and removal of some intestine may be necessary.