Define Sudeck point.
Marks the origin of the last sigmoid artery branch of the IMA Usually forms anastomosis with branch of superior rectal artery
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Area in LUQ; 3 cm below costal margin at midclavicular line One of the three most common ways of gaining access for abdominal laparoscopic surgery
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Thin band of tissue that separates the upper and lower GI Marks end of duodenum and start of jejunum
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Watershed anastomosis between ascending left colic artery and marginal artery of Drummond; near splenic flexure Important collateral communication between SMA and IMA the splenic flexure and descending colon may be…
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