Abstract In this article we present a rare variant in which the large intestine was vascularized by the inferior mesenteric artery. It was encountered during macro and microscopic dissection of the ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MDMedically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Arteries are blood vessels in the body that carry blood away from the heart and throughout the body. There are ...

A syndrome resulting from acute or chronic occlusion of the inferior mesenteric artery has received sporadic attention in the literature, 11,12 and a number of such cases have been reported.

The inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) is the predominant supply vessel for the left colon and rectum. The branching pattern of this artery also varies among individuals, and there are few anatomical, ...

Templates of dissection were consistent with previously described modified templates, with the lateral limits of the right template being from right ureter to left ureter above the inferior mesenteric ...

Introduction: Adequate management of type II endoleak (T2EL) has been widely discussed, and inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) embolization before endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has been reported ...

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of high vs. low ligation of the ileocolic artery and inferior mesenteric artery, respectively, on the vascular perfusion of the bowel stumps during ileocecal ...

IMP, inferior mesenteric plexus; IMA, inferior mesenteric artery; LCA, left colic artery. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the anatomical relationship between the left trunk of the ...