Small intestine resection surgery. Surgeon using Metzenbaum scissors to divide the mesentery during an removal (resection) of part of the small intest


Small intestine resection surgery. Surgeon using Metzenbaum scissors to divide the mesentery during an removal (resection) of part of the small intestine (ileum). 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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