A Case of the Inferior Mesenteric Artery Arising from the Superior Mesenteric Artery in a Korean Woman.
10.3346/jkms.2011.26.10.1382
- Author:
Seung Jin YOO
1
;
Min Jung KU
;
Sa Sun CHO
;
Sang Pil YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea. spyoon@jejunu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Variation;
Mesenteric Artery, Inferior;
Longitudinal Anastomosis Vessel
- MeSH:
Aged, 80 and over;
Aorta, Abdominal/abnormalities;
Female;
Humans;
Mesenteric Artery, Inferior/*abnormalities/anatomy & histology;
Mesenteric Artery, Superior/*abnormalities/anatomy & histology;
Republic of Korea
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2011;26(10):1382-1385
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Anatomical variations of the inferior mesenteric artery are extremely uncommon, since the inferior mesenteric artery is regularly diverged at the level of the third lumbar vertebra. We found a rare case in which the inferior mesenteric artery arose from the superior mesenteric artery. The findings were made during a routine dissection of the cadaver of an 82-yr-old Korean woman. This is the tenth report on this anomaly, the second female and the first Korean. The superior mesenteric artery normally arising from abdominal aorta sent the inferior mesenteric artery as the second branch. The longitudinal anastomosis vessels between the superior mesenteric artery and inferior mesenteric artery survived to form the common mesenteric artery. This anatomical variation concerning the common mesenteric artery is of clinical importance, performing procedures containing the superior mesenteric artery.
