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ReviewActa medica academica2022

Anatomical Variations of Vascular Anatomy in Meckel's Diverticulum.

Dimitrios Malligiannis Ntalianis, Rami N Maloula, Konstantinos Malligiannis Ntalianis, Panagiotis Giavopoulos, Eirini Solia, Dimosthenis Chrysikos, Vasileios Karampelias, Theodore Troupis

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Review in Acta medica academica, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dimitrios Malligiannis NtalianisDepartment of Anatomy, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Rami N MaloulaDepartment of Anatomy, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Konstantinos Malligiannis NtalianisDepartment of Anatomy, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Panagiotis GiavopoulosDepartment of Anatomy, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Eirini SoliaDepartment of Anatomy, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Dimosthenis ChrysikosDepartment of Anatomy, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Vasileios KarampeliasDepartment of Anatomy, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Theodore TroupisDepartment of Anatomy, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. ttroupis@gmail.com; ttroupis@med.uoa.gr.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe objective of the current study was to describe the anatomical variations of vessels observed in patients with Meckel's Diverticulum.

methodsA narrative review of the literature was undertaken by means of the PubMed database, using the terms: "Meckel's Diverticulum AND vessels", "Meckel's Diverticulum AND anatomical variation" and "Meckel's Diverticulum variation". Classical anatomical textbooks were also used for normal anatomy. Additional articles provided useful information in relation to the aim of this review. Hence, the articles that met the inclusion criteria were included in this review, and the collected data were categorized into a single table.

resultsThe majority of studies indicated the presence of an abnormal vitelline artery. Other angiographic findings concerned variations of the ileal and the iliac arteries. However, the literature revealed the presence of vascular variations without the existence of Meckel's Diverticulum, whereas a remnant of the vitelline vein may be present, but it is very rare.

conclusionThe detection of vascular variations accompanying Meckel's Diverticulum is not always easy and requires the correct choice of imaging method to prevent misdiagnosis.

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Meckel DiverticulumAngiographyArteriesHumansIleumVeinsAnatomical VariationMeckel's DiverticulumVascular VariationVitelline ArteryVitelline Vein

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