Abdominal Wall Part 2 Flashcards
Messentery
In the region of the stomach, the dorsal mesentery becomes the _____________ whereas in the region of the jejunum and ileum the dorsal mesentery becomes the __________
greater omentum,
mesentery proper
In the region of the colon, the dorsal mesentery is known as the
Mesocolon
During embryonic development, after the 270-degree counterclockwise rotation of the herniated midgut, the reduced mesentery achieves its ______
final fixation state
Segments that are fixed to retroperitoneum
duodenum, ascending colon, and descending colon
Messentery
Remain mobile
small intestinal mesentery,
transverse colon mesentery, and to a variable extent,
the sigmoid colon mesentery
The root of the small intestinal mesentery wall normally courses in an oblique direction, from the __________
left upper quadrant at the ligament of Treitz to the right lower quadrant at the ileocecal valve and the fixed cecum
Sclerosing mesenteritis
Sclerosing mesenteritis, also referred to as
mesenteric panniculitis or mesenteric lipodystrophy
SM
There is no gender or race predominance, but sclerosing mesenteritis is most commonly diagnosed in individuals
older than 50 years of age
SM
The etiology of this process is unknown, but its cardinal features are a ___________________ on histologic examination
nonneoplastic mesenteric mass
fibrosis and
chronic inflammation
SM
The mass may be up to
40 cm in diameter
SM
____________is the most frequent presenting symptom, followed by the presence of a ___________
Abdominal pain
nonpainful mass or intestinal obstruction
SM
CT cannot distinguish sclerosing mesenteritis from a
SM
primary or secondary mesenteric tumor
SM
Surgical intervention is usually necessary, if only to establish a
diagnosis and rule out malignancy
SM
The extent of the disease process dictates the aggressiveness of the intervention, which may range from
simple biopsy,
to bowel and mesentery resection,
to colostomy (in the cases of colonic obstruction
(1) Complete occlusion or stenois of mesenteric arteries by embolism, thrombosis or obliterative disease
Mesenteric Vascular Disease
MVD
Thrombosis of mesenteric veins
(3) Extraluminal obstruction of mesenteric arteries . (
4) Aneurysms of the splanchnic arteries
(5) Traumatic injury to visceral vessels
MVD
acute and complete (
resulting from emboli or thrombosis
MVD
gradual and partial (
resulting from obliterative arterial disease
MVD
Collateral vessels permit gradual occlusion of either the
celiac or the mesenteric artery to be tolerated
MVD
Acute occlusion of the celiac or inferior mesenteric artery generally is a asymptomatic in an otherwise normal person; Acute occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery if untreated, results in
intestinal infarction and death
MVD
The _____________________or close to the takeoff of its middle colic branch is the usual site of acute and chronic mesenteric arterial occlusion
superior mesenteric artery at its origin
MVD
Complete occlusion of the interior mesenteric artery produces symptoms only if there is compromise
of collateral blood flow from the superior mesenteric or internal iliac (hypogastric) artery
MVD
Clinically apparent venous occlusions are sudden and complete and invariably a consequence of
thrombosis