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What is the rule of 2s in meneckles divertculum?
Rule of 2s
1. 2% of the population
- 2 Feet from the ileocecal junction (on antimesenteric border
- 2 inches (variable)
- 2 times as common in males than females
- 2 types of ectopic tissue: gastric and pancreatic
- Complications: 2%
a) diverticulosis
b) diverticulitis
c) ulceration
d) perforation
e) bleeding
What is divertculosis?
Diverticulosis “diverticular disease“: outpocketings of the mucosa and submucosa through weaknesses of muscle layer
A divertculum that is not related to the vitellointestinal duct.
What are the branches of the hepatic artery proper?
The branches of the hepatic artery proper are: 1. Right hepatic artery 2. Left hepatic artery 3. Right gastric artery
What are the branches of the gastroduodenal artery?
The branches of the gastroduodenal artery are: 1. Right gastroepiploic artery 2. Anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery 3. Posterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery
Which artery supplies blood to the intestines and arises at the level of L1?
The superior mesenteric artery
What structures lie in front the origin of the superior mesenteric artery?
The splenic vein and the neck of the pancreas
Which region of the gut is supplied by the superior mesenteric artery?
midgut.
What are the branches of the superior mesenteric artery?
The branches of the superior mesenteric artery are:
1. Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery
2. 12-15 jejunal and ileal arteries