Which areas of the bowel are particularly susceptible to injury from ischemia?
Which areas of the bowel are particularly susceptible to injury from ischemia?
Infarcts are likely to involve watershed areas (i.e., areas at the borders of arterial territories), such as the area of the transverse colon and splenic flexure supplied by the marginal artery of Drummond. The marginal artery of Drummond is formed by anastomosis of the branches of the SMA and IMA.