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| A follow-up CT scan of the abdomen demonstrated a 3-cm partially necrotic solid mass in the mesenteric border of the mid-portion of the small bowel, stretching and narrowing the bowel lumen (Fig. 6,7) Moreover, portal hypertension induces alterations in the bowel wall and mesenteric lymphatics, which promote translocation of intestinal bacterial from the bowel lumen into regional lymphatics. Segmental activity arises from contraction of isolated units of circular smooth muscle that constricts the bowel lumen. |
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