title: Superior mesenteric artery originating from the celiac axis: a rare vascular anomaly.
abstract: The knowledge of the vascular anatomy of the concerned region is an important prerequisite for planning surgical intervention. The awareness of the existing vascular anomalies enhances the insight regarding that region. We report a patient undergoing preoperative evaluation with CTA finding of Superior Mesenteric Artery (SMA) originating from the celiac artery. This celiac-mesenteric trunk is rare (<1%).
authors.affiliation: Pancreas Center at Beth Israel Medical Center, NY 37 Union Square West, 4th floor, NY 10003, USA. waynedocny@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Wayne
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Narang
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verzosa
authors.forename: Avram
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cooperman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*