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Surgery Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease 474a9791

Buerger disease affects which layers of artery?

A
Tunica media
B
Tunica adventitia
C
Tunica intima
D
All of above
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. (d) All of aboveRef: Bailey & Love 26th ed. / 899-900* Acute-phase lesions have inflammation involving all coats of the vessel wall, especially of the veins, in association with occlusive thrombosis.* Intermediate phase is characterized by progressive organization of the occlusive thrombus in the arteries and veins.* Chronic phase or end-stage lesion is characterized by organization of the occlusive thrombus with extensive recanalization and prominent vascularization of the media.* In all three phases, the normal architecture of the vessel wall subjacent to the occlusive thrombus and including the internal elastic lamina remains essentially intact.

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