Massive resection of the small intestine after occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery.
Resection of all the small intestine but the proximal 8 in. of jejunum was performed in an elderly woman. Intestinal function tests revealed an extensive defect of absorption. The patient died nine months after the operation in a state of extreme emaciation. Necropsy revealed hypertrophy of the remnant of small intestine and intense fatty degeneration of the liver.
D000368:Aged; D004194:Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000601:surgery*; D007422:Intestines; D007583:Jejunum; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior; D008642:Mesenteric Veins; D008643:Mesentery
INTESTINE, SMALL/surgery; MESENTERIC VESSELS/diseases