Small intestine resection surgery. Surgeon using silk stitches (sutures) to reconnect the small intestine mesentery after part of the small intestine


Small intestine resection surgery. Surgeon using silk stitches (sutures) to reconnect the small intestine mesentery after part of the small intestine was resected (removed). The mesentery is a fold of tissue on the wall of the peritoneal cavity. It attaches to the intestines and contains the arteries and veins that supply the intestine.


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