SynthesisSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2019
Inter-mesenteric connections between the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries for left colonic vascularization: implications for colorectal surgery.
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- Low Ligation Plus High DissectionFrontiers in oncology · 2021Pooled it
- Arterial vascularization of the right colon with implications for surgery.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2020Pooled it
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- Modification of the vascular preparation after high tie ligation to improve colonic perfusion and increase the length of the colon limb in low anterior rectal resection.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
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- The role of intraoperative hyperspectral imaging (HSI) in colon interposition after esophagectomy.BMC surgery · 2023Article
- The value of ICG-guided left colon vascular variation and anatomical rules for the radical resection of proctosigmoid colon cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Re-interpreting mesenteric vascular anatomy on 3D virtual and/or physical models, part II: anatomy of relevance to surgeons operating splenic flexure cancer.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- 3D mesenteric angiogram-based assessment of Arc of Riolan crossing the inferior mesenteric vein: important considerations in high ligation during splenic flexure takedown in anterior resection.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2022Article
- Angiographic characteristics of the intermesenteric artery.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2022Article
- The importance of the Moskowitz artery as a lesser-known collateral pathway in the medial laparoscopic approach to splenic flexure mobilisation and its evaluation with preoperative computed tomography.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2021Article
- The New Concept of Physiological "Riolan's Arch" and the Reconstruction Mechanism of Pathological Riolan's Arch After High Ligation of the Inferior Mesenteric Artery by CT Angiography-Based Small Vessel Imaging.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeThere is confusion regarding the names, the number, and the exact location of the colonic arterial arches which provide connections between the superior and inferior (IMA) mesenteric arteries at the level of the left colic angle. The aim of this review was to delineate the "true" colic arches arising in the meso of the left colic angle and to describe their surgical implications.
methodsA systematic review of the literature was performed using the MEDLINE database. The search included only human studies between 1913 and 2018. All dissection, angiographic, arterial cast and corrosion studies were analyzed.
resultsThe terms "Riolan arch", "marginal artery of Drummond", "meandering mesenteric artery" and "Villemin's arch" must no longer be used in the scientific literature. Three arterial arches were found at the level of the left colic angle, permitting the communication between the two arterial mesenteric systems: (1) the Marginal Artery (the most peripheral, found in 100% of cases); (2) the "V" termination of the ascending branch of the left colic artery (LCA), existing in more than 2/3 of cases; and (3) the inter-mesenteric trunk, found more centrally located and existing in less than 1/3 of cases.
conclusionsThree arterial arches exist at the level of the left colic angle: (1) the Marginal Artery, (2) the "V" termination of the ascending branch of the LCA, and (3) the inter-mesenteric trunk. The knowledge of this anatomy is essential for performing colorectal surgeries involving ligation of the IMA.
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