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ArticleSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2022

Angiographic characteristics of the intermesenteric artery.

Gabriel Cavalcanti de Mello Moura, Larissa Gonçalves Rezende, Túlio Pinho Navarro, Andy Petroianu

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Article in Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Gabriel Cavalcanti de Mello MouraDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenida Professor Alfredo Balena 190, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30130-100, Brazil.
Larissa Gonçalves RezendeDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenida Professor Alfredo Balena 190, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30130-100, Brazil.
Túlio Pinho NavarroDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenida Professor Alfredo Balena 190, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30130-100, Brazil.
Andy PetroianuDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenida Professor Alfredo Balena 190, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30130-100, Brazil. petroian@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8659-6866
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BR

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Abstract

purposeThe literature reports the presence of the intermesenteric artery (IA), an anastomosis connecting the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) to the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) in 9-18% of human cadaver dissections. This is the first study describing the morphological and demographic characteristics of the IA based on in vivo imaging.

methodsA total of 150 consecutive abdominal computed tomography (CT) angiographies of adult patients identified by sex and age were analyzed. The IA was assessed for its presence, point of origin, pathway, point of insertion, and diameter at its origin. The diameters of the SMA, IMA, and other arteries from which the IA originated and into which it inserted were measured by CT angiography using Radiant™ and Osirix MD™ software.

resultsThe IA was found in 17 (51.5%) of the females and 60 (51.3%) of the males. The diameters of the SMA and IMA were larger in the males than in the females, but there was no sex difference in the diameter of the IA. The diameter of the SMA was larger than that of the IMA, and the diameter of the IA was smaller than that of the other arteries evaluated. An IA connecting the SMA and IMA trunks was found in 25.9% of the cases, while other connections between the branches of those trunks through an IA occurred less frequently.

conclusionsThe intermesenteric artery is more frequently found than the literature refers and in most of cases directly connects the upper and lower arterial mesenteric circulations.

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AngiographyMesenteric Artery, InferiorAbdomenAdultFemaleHumansMaleMesenteric Artery, SuperiorTomography, X-Ray ComputedAngiographyInferior mesenteric arteryIntermesenteric arteryMesenteric blood flowSuperior mesenteric arteryVillemin arcade

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