Gastroenterology Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
Who does primary sclerosing cholangitis normally affect?
A
Normally affects young -middle aged men. Often affects men with underlying IBD (UC).
p-ANCA may be positive
2
Q
Which vessel supplies the caecum, ascending colon and hepatic flexure?
A
SMA
3
Q
Why is the splenic flexure a watershed area?
A
The blood supply changes from SMA to IMA
4
Q
Why does the rectum have a good blood supply?
A
Also receives blood from branches of the internal iliac artery
5
Q
Aside from the splenic flexure. name another watershed area
A
The rectosigmoid junction
