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Multimodality Diagnosis of Mesenteric Ischemia
Published on: July 21, 2023
Celiomesenteric trunk: two variants of a rare anomaly
1UMDNJ-NJMS - Radiology, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA. petscajm@umdnj.edu
Abstract:
The celiomesenteric trunk is a rare congenital vascular anomaly characterized by a common origin of the celiac axis and superior mesenteric artery. We report two variants: one in which the left gastric artery arises from a short common trunk and a second where the left gastric artery originates directly from the aorta above the common trunk. We discuss a possible embryologic mechanism for formation of these variants and the clinical implications. These cases also illustrate the ability of multidetector CT to provide quality images of such vascular anomalies.
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