ArticleSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2026
Variant mesenteric and pancreatic vasculature. A case report.
Article in Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
purposeThe vasculature of the pancreas and colon is highly variable and clinically relevant in pancreatic and colon surgeries. Although variant arterial branching between colonic and pancreatic arteries has been described, the variant in this study has not previously been reported. This study highlights variant arterial anatomy between the colon and pancreas to enhance anatomic knowledge for surgical planning.
methodsDuring a routine cadaveric dissection in our medical school anatomy laboratory, we identified an unusual branching pattern of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) on a 72 y/o male donor.
resultsAn unnamed artery originated from the posterior middle colic artery (MCA). This artery descended from its origin and bifurcated into an inferior branch and a transverse branch that crossed the SMA anteriorly. The transverse branch bifurcated into a small intestinal branch and a long ascending branch that supplied the head, uncinate process, body, and tail of the pancreas.
conclusionThis case represents a previously undescribed arterial branching pattern of the colon and pancreas. Knowledge of unique arterial variants benefits fields of anatomy and surgery and supports efforts to reduce operative complications in colorectal and pancreatic surgeries.
Indexed as
Identifiers
42262461What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.