Surgical Questions and Answers

Free Medical and Surgical Questions And Answers

5. What is the commonest cause of an intimal tear arterial injury? What happens when there is an intimal tear?

Correct answer:

This injury is usually the result of distraction, where the artery is stretched and the intimal layer tears, while the surrounding adventitia remains intact. The intima then buckles and causes a localized stenosis, which may or may not result in thrombosis or dissection.