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Arterial vascularization of the right colon with implications for surgery.
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- An Aberrant Right Colic Artery Arising From the Right Gastroepiploic Artery.ANZ journal of surgery · 2026Article
- Contrast-enhanced CT colonography in colon cancer: expanding roles in staging, surgical planning and clinical decision-making.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Review
- Revisiting the anatomical relationship between the middle colic artery and the middle colic vein for complete mesocolic excision in colon cancer surgery.Surgery today · 2026Article
- Efficacy of the "critical view/open book" concept for implementing standardized right hemicolectomy with complete mesocolic excision-results from a series of minimally invasive surgical training courses.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Minimally invasive surgery for right-sided colon cancer with superior mesenteric artery rotation: clinical features and short-term outcomes.Surgery today · 2026Article
- Robotic Right Hemicolectomy for Cecal Cancer with a Rare Ileocolic Artery-Middle Colic Artery Common Trunk: A Case Report.Journal of the anus, rectum and colon · 2026Article
- Retroperitoneal approach for right hemicolectomy: two faces of one technique.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- [Anatomical variants of blood vessels and their surgical challenges related to oncological right hemicolectomy].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
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- Study on sufficient blood vessel ligation and bowel mobilization in laparoscopic surgery for ascending colon cancer.Global health & medicine · 2025Article
- Preoperative angio-CT colonography improves the quality of lymph node dissection during minimally invasive right hemicolectomy: a propensity score-matched study.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Distribution pattern of the celiac, cranial mesenteric, and caudal mesenteric arteries to the gastrointestinal tract in the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus).Anatomical science international · 2025Article
- Using right colon interposition in patients with caustic ingestion, an introduction of a new surgical technique for post-gastrectomy reconstruction: a case series.Journal of medical case reports · 2024Article
- Procyanidin C1 inhibits tumor growth and metastasis in colon cancer via modulating miR-501-3p/HIGD1A axis.Journal of advanced research · 2024Article
- The Role of Tumor Parenchymal and Stromal Ratios in Colorectal Cancer.Journal of family & reproductive health · 2024Review
- Pancreaticoduodenectomies with Concurrent Colectomies: Indications, Technical Issues, Complications, and Oncological Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Case-Control Study of 3D Morphology in Isolated Mesenteric Artery Dissection.Cardiovascular engineering and technology · 2023Article
- Preoperative evaluation of vascular anatomy of right colic vessels using enhanced computed tomographic colonography.Japanese journal of radiology · 2022Article
- Anomalous origin of the middle colic artery from the ileocecal artery affecting laparoscopic ascending colon cancer resection.Radiology case reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeDuring right-sided colectomies, surgeons encounter major anatomical variations at the level of the right colon, leading to morbidity. Due to the confusion surrounding the colonic arterial vessels emerging from the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) to vascularize the right part of the colon, this review aimed to describe the arterial vessels found in the mesocolic structures of the ascending colon, the hepatic flexure and the right transverse colon.
methodsA review of the literature was performed using the MEDLINE database. Only human studies were included. All dissection, angiographic, arterial cast and corrosion studies were analyzed.
resultsThis review demonstrates that the right colon, the hepatic flexure and the right transverse colon are vascularized by three significant arteries emerging from the SMA and forming one peripheral paracolic arc: (1) the ileocolic artery (ICA), the most constant vessel (99.8%) with low variability; (2) the right colic artery (RCA), the most inconstant vessel (2/3 of cases) with high variability in its origin; and (3) the middle colic artery (MCA), a constant vessel (95%) with variation in its origin and its number. The marginal artery is almost constant (100%) and represents the only peripheral arterial arc at the level of the right side of the colon.
conclusionsThree arteries emerging from the superior mesenteric artery exist: the ICA, the RCA and the MCA. The ICA and the MCA are the most constant. Knowledge of this vascular anatomy is essential for performing right-sided colectomies.
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