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Transmural infarction of the intestine:
a. more frequently involves the large bowel
b. has a good prognosis because it is readily reversible
c. is seen with superior mesenteric artery occlusion
d. usually results in a fibrous stricture at the splenic flexure of the colon
e. is the earliest manifestation of bowel ischemia
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| epica
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D at the splenic flexure?
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| unique1
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A or D ???
Probably epica is right.
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| epica
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Tricky Q, C--?
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| new_n_lost
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The correct Answer is C
Bowel infarction results from ischemia of the intestines, caused either by mechanical obstruction to blood flow (e.g., arterial thrombosis or embolism from the heart, volvulus, stricture) or by reduced perfusion (e.g., cardiac failure, shock).
Transmural infarction (all layers of the gut wall) usually follows mechanical obstruction to blood flow.
Occlusion of the origin of any of the three main arterial supplies (Celiac, Superior Mesenteric, and Inferior Mesenteric) will lead to transmural infarction.
The superior mesenteric artery is most prone to thrombosis and embolism. Disease leads to transmural infarction which accounts for about 50% of mesenteric ischemia.
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