Review Note
Last Update: 12/28/2023 09:26 PM
Current Deck: Duke Pathoma::10_GI
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Emboli in which two locations are typically associated with transmural infarction of the small bowel? What are some underlying causes of these thromboses?
Back
Transmural infarction of the small bowel is most commonly caused by:
thrombosis/embolism of the superior mesenteric artery - associated with atrial fibrillation, vasculitides (polyarteritis nodosa), atherosclerotic disease of the SMA or abdominal aorta (obvi)
Thrombosis of the mesenteric vein - polycythemia vera
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