TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Small Intestine, Infectious Diseases A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. Y1 - 2010 N1 - T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Infection leads to acute enteritis (acute inflammation of the small intestine) and mesenteric lymphadenitis (inflammation of regional small intestinal lymph nodes)• Small intestinal infections often mimic surgical conditions of the abdomen such as acute appendicitis• May also cause complications (such as perforation or bleeding) that require surgical intervention SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58101134 ER -