title: Embryology, anatomy, and surgical exposure of the great abdominal vessels.
abstract: This article describes the embryology of the abdominal aorta and the anatomic features of its major visceral branches, including the celiac, superior mesenteric, and inferior mesenteric arteries. The common anatomic variants of these visceral vessels also are reviewed. Various operative techniques to gain surgical exposure to these vessels are described.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Chaikof
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014781:Viscera / Q000098:blood supply