A new anatomic variant of the aorta: a case report.
Anatomic anomalies of the infrarenal aorta and iliac arteries are rare. We report a 39-year-old man who presented with an ileo-cecal fistula secondary to Crohn disease. A computed tomography scan and subsequent arteriography noted his aorta bifurcated immediately inferior to the main renal arteries, at the level of the second lumbar vertebrae. Associated vascular anomalies included a common superior mesenteric artery/celiac axis plus multiple renal arteries. To our knowledge, this is the first report of this aortic anomaly in the literature.
Hager
Eric
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Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. erichager777@yahoo.com
Isenberg
Gerald
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Gonsalves
Carin
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Moudgill
Neil
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Dong
Steve
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DiMuzio
Paul
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D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001027:Aortography; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D017537:Mesenteric Artery, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed