[Role of arteriosclerosis in the development of an acute disorder of the mesenteric circulation].

On the basis of observation of 227 patients with the acute disturbance of mesenteric circulation the author considers intestinal infarction to be one of serious complications of atherosclerosis. Early diagnosis and operative treatment (reestablishment of circulation in mesenterial vessels, resection of the gut), postoperative intensive therapy allow improving results of the treatment.