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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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A 78-year-old man comes to the emergency department because of a 4-hour history of abdominal pain. Abdominal examination shows guarding with diffuse rebound tenderness. A CT scan of the abdomen shows an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm that extends up to the level of the L4 vertebra and a partial filling defect in the anterior wall of the aneurysm. Which of the following bowel regions is at greatest risk for requiring resection?
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Splenic flexure, descending colon, and sigmoid colon