ArticleSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2017
A rare branching pattern of hindgut: absence of inferior mesenteric artery.
Article in Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03498885 (Preservation of the Left Colic Artery With Apical Lymph Node Dissection in Laparoscopic Rectal Cancer Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Preservation of the Left Colic Artery With Apical Lymph Node Dissection in Laparoscopic Rectal Cancer Surgery
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The anatomy of the inferior mesenteric artery: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2025Pooled it
- A rare case of unconnection between the celiac trunk and the abdominal aorta and a large anastomosis with the inferior mesenteric artery with a literature review.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2023Review
- Laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer wherein the inferior mesenteric artery arose from the superior mesenteric artery: a case report.Surgical case reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
The arterial system of the gastrointestinal tract has many variations. However, variation in the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) is less common than for the other abdominal arteries. The case in the present cadaver subject showed a variation in the anatomy of the IMA that differed from those seen in previous studies, because it did not originate from the abdominal aorta and had no branches. A single artery arising from branches of the inferior pancreaticoduodenal and middle colic arteries supplied the hindgut. This variation generated blood vessels along the digestive tract during the later stages of development. The marginal artery of the colon in this case probably was more highly developed instead of the IMA. It is clinically important to know the range of variations, as these data are used in the diagnosis and treatment of abdominal diseases. This hitherto unknown variation might affect the health of patients, and we recommend radiographic examinations for diagnosis and treatment.
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