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PART 14: Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System
SECTION 1   Disorders of the Alimentary Tract

298 Mesenteric Vascular Insufficiency
Susan L. Gearhart

Figure 298-1  Blood supply to the intestines includes the celiac artery, superior mesenteric artery (SMA), inferior mesenteric artery (IMA), and branches of the internal iliac artery (IIA). Griffiths' and Sudeck's points, indicated by shaded areas, are watershed areas within the colonic blood supply and common locations for ischemia.
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