title: Infrarenal origin of the superior mesenteric artery: implications in endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
abstract: Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has become the preferred modality for the treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). A variety of anatomic factors must be considered when planning EVAR, including the relationship of the visceral arteries to the aneurysmal segment of the aorta. This report describes 2 patients with infrarenal AAA in whom the superior mesenteric artery was the most caudal visceral vessel, originating inferior to the renal arteries.
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Jackson, MS, USA.
authors.forename: Fred W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Rushton
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Marc E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome