title: Celiacomesenteric trunk: a rare anatomical variation with potential clinical and surgical implications.
abstract: The arterial supply of the abdominal viscera is derived via three single arteries: the celiac axis, the superior mesenteric artery, and the inferior mesenteric artery. These arteries usually originate separately from the ventral aspect of the abdominal aorta. In some cases, two or more of these arteries may originate from a common trunk. The celiacomesenteric trunk is a rare condition that can generate clinical and surgical complications. Preoperative knowledge of vascular anomalies is critical when planning a surgical approach. We report a patient who underwent Multi-detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) before a vascular procedure, and a common trunk for celiac axis and superior mesenteric artery (celiac mesenteric trunk) was incidentally found.
authors: Department of Radiology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport.
authors: Guillermo
authors: G
authors: Sangster
authors: Department of Radiology at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia.
authors: Sandra
authors: S
authors: Ramirez
authors: Department of Radiology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport.
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: Previgliano
authors: Department of Radiology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport.
authors: Aya
authors: A
authors: Al Asfari
authors: Department of Surgery at LSUHSC-Shreveport.
authors: Alireza
authors: A
authors: Hamidian Jahromi
authors: Department of Radiology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport.
authors: Alberto
authors: A
authors: Simoncini
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography