Occlusion of Superior Mesenteric Artery (SMA) with Surgical Bowel Resection - Medical Illustration, Human Anatomy Drawing
This stock medical exhibit depicts the occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery(SMA) with surgical bowel resection. The first graphic shoes the condition prior to surgery with gangrene and ischemia of the intestines due to an emobolus in the SMA. The first surgical step illustrates the rmoval of the embolus. The second step shows the resection of bowel. The last step shows an ileostomy created in tthe abdomen.