Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Aortic Dissection
Figure 85-1. Normal anatomic aortic segments. The aortic root extends from the aortic annulus to the sinotubular junction. The aortic root is the largest diameter section of the aorta when…
Head Trauma
Figure 21-1. Cerebral pressure autoregulation. The normal relationship is indicated by the solid line with autoregulatory breakpoints at 50 and 150 mm Hg. Two disrupted states are also diagrammed. Complete…
Gastric Anatomy and Physiology
Figure 44-1. Topographic relations of the stomach. As a first approximation, the lymphatic drainage of the stomach parallels gastric venous return (Fig. 44-3). Lymph from the proximal portion of the…
Ulcerative Colitis
Figure 66-1. Age-specific incidence of UC in Midwestern US population. (Adapted from Loftus CG, Loftus EV Jr, Harmsen WS, et al. Update on the incidence and prevalence of Crohn’s disease…
Pericardium
Figure 86-1. This drawing illustrates the pericardial attachments of the great vessels and pulmonary veins. The oblique sinus forms a blind cul-de-sac behind the left atrium, and the transverse sinus…
Pancreas Anatomy and Physiology
Figure 52-1. A–D: Schematic drawings of the successive stages in the development of the pancreas from the fifth through the eighth weeks. E–G: Diagrammatic transverse sections through the duodenum and…
Maxillofacial Injuries
Figure 22-1. Sources of bleeding in facial trauma. SOFT TISSUE INJURIES Important anatomic regions of the face that must be precisely reapproximated include the vermillion border of the lip, the…
Management of Obesity
Figure 46-1. Jejunoileal bypass. The jejunum is divided 14 in distal to the ligament of Treitz, and a jejunoileostomy is created 4 in proximal to the ileocecal valve. Note that…
Diverticular Disease
ETIOLOGY 3 Neither the etiology of diverticulosis nor factors causing progression to symptomatic disease have been rigorously defined, but lack of dietary fiber, colonic dysmotility, and colonic structural abnormalities and…
