• A number of important vascular structures are contained in Zone I. They include the celiac trunk, the superior mesenteric artery, the inferior mesenteric artery, the renal pedicle vessels, the aorta, and the vena cava. (medicosecuador.com)
  • This is followed by the left and right renal arteries and potential accessory renal branches off of the aorta. (mhmedical.com)
  • The aorta bifurcates into the right and left common iliac arteries at the level of the fourth lumbar vertebra along its left anterolateral aspect. (mhmedical.com)
  • Systemic arteries have a common trunk - the aorta which receives blood from the left ventricle. (medcaretips.com)
  • Throughout main arteries emerge from the aorta to supply different regions of the body and further branch for a wider reach. (medcaretips.com)
  • Blood returned to the left side of the heart is pumped out of the heart into the aorta from which the systemic arteries branch to supply essentially all body tissues. (nurseslabs.com)
  • There was no vascular disease in the abdominal aorta, celiac artery, or superior mesenteric arteries. (patientcareonline.com)
  • The distribution of the systemic arteries is like a ramified tree, the common trunk of which, formed by the aorta, commences at the left ventricle, while the smallest ramifications extend to the peripheral parts of the body and the contained organs (see the image below). (medscape.com)
  • Three branches are given off from the arch of the aorta: the brachiocephalic trunk, the left common carotid artery, and the left subclavian artery. (medscape.com)
  • The brachiocephalic trunk is the largest branch of the arch of the aorta and divides into the right common carotid and right subclavian arteries. (medscape.com)
  • Usually, 9 pairs of posterior intercostal arteries arise from the aorta. (medscape.com)
  • From the dorsal aorta, the three dominant vitelline arteries are further refined into the celiac trunk, superior mesenteric artery, and inferior mesenteric artery, which correspond to the three primitive gut regions, respectively. (clinicalgate.com)
  • After discussing with the patient the risks and the benefits of the surgical procedure, the patient was submitted to pancreatoduodenectomy en bloc with portal vein resection while the continuity of the portal vein was reestablished by using a cadaveric graft originating from the abdominal aorta. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Cardiac procedures consisted of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (n = 4), aortic valve replacement (n = 3), mitral valve plasty (n = 2), total arch replacement (n = 1), and descending aorta replacement (n = 1). (go.jp)
  • dorsal root converges towards and meets its fellow of the opposite side about the level of the tenth mesodermal somite, where the two fuse together to form the single dorsal aorta, which becomes the descending aorta of the adult, and which extends caudalwards to the level of the twenty-third somite, where it gives off the umbilical arteries and becomes the middle sacral artery. (co.ma)
  • in the abdomen the ureter receives branches from the renal, gonadal, common iliac arteries and the abdominal aorta. (your-doctor.net)
  • They branch from the aorta at the level of L2 just below the origins of the superior mesenteric (SMA) and adrenal arteries. (your-doctor.net)
  • The left renal vein reaches the IVC by passing behind the SMA and in most cases in front of the aorta. (your-doctor.net)
  • Angiogram of the descending aorta demonstrates the stenoses of FMD in the renal arteries bilaterally. (medscape.com)
  • The appendicular artery is a branch of the posterior caecal artery. (learnsurgeryonline.com)
  • Right colic artery - ascends to the right behind the peritoneum of the posterior abdominal wall, across the right psoas and ureter, and divides into ascending and descending branches. (learnsurgeryonline.com)
  • Blood supply to the posterior compartment of the thigh is supplied by which artery? (passmed.uk)
  • The second artery supplies the posterior femoral muscles and anastomose with the first and third perforating vessels. (passmed.uk)
  • Before entering the hilum, each artery initially gives off a single posterior segmental branch that passes behind the renal pelvis to supply the posterior aspect of the kidney. (your-doctor.net)
  • The divisions and blood supply of the anterior and posterior segmental arteries give rise to a longitudinal avascular plane, known as Brodel's line, 1-2 cm posterior to convex border of the kidney. (your-doctor.net)
  • The right common iliac artery traverses for approximately 5 cm obliquely across the pelvic brim, passing inferior and superior to the psoas major muscle and inferior and lateral to the inferior vena cava and right common iliac vein. (mhmedical.com)
  • In conclusion, in selected cases, arterial cadaveric grafts may be used in order to establish the continuity of the portal vein with good results. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Due to the presence of a good general status and due to the absence of other signs of unresectability, the patient was submitted to per primam resection, a pancreatoduodenectomy en bloc with portal vein resection being performed. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Compression of the left common ILIAC VEIN by the right common ILIAC ARTERY against the underlying fifth LUMBAR VERTEBRA is the typical underlying malformation. (lookformedical.com)
  • A short thick vein formed by union of the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein. (lookformedical.com)
  • the inferior mesenteric vein empties into the splenic vein, the superior mesenteric vein joins the splenic vein to form the portal vein. (lookformedical.com)
  • After the renal artery was controlled by Hem-o-lok, the left renal vein was dissected through descending colon mesentery. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The left renal vein was divided by EndoGIA for high-risk Mayo grade 0 TT. (biomedcentral.com)
  • For Mayo grade 1 TT, part of the inferior vena cava was blocked by a bulldog clamp after milking the TT into the left renal vein and the inferior vena cava was sutured after complete excision of the TT. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It is feasible to control left renal vein and partial inferior vena cava through descending colon mesentery in a single position during LRN and tumor thrombectomy for the treatment of high-risk Mayo grade 0 and 1 TT. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Left renal vein TT is more complicated than right renal vein TT and the length of Mayo grade 0 TT determines the complexity of the surgery. (biomedcentral.com)
  • If it is a low-risk Mayo grade 0 TT, the end of the TT is on the left side of the mesenteric artery, the left renal vein can be fully controlled by traditional approach. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In order to simplify the procedure, we explored the trans-mesocolon approach to fully dissect the left renal vein to the inferior vena cava in single position to treat high-risk Mayo 0-grade and grade 1 TT. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The imaging examination of case 3 showed left kidney tumor with retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy, left renal vein TT (Mayo grade 0) and multiple lung metastases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The renal vein lies in front of the artery in the renal hilum. (your-doctor.net)
  • Moreover, some superficial veins, such as the great saphenous vein in the femoral region, have no arterial counterpart. (cuny.edu)
  • Like a street that changes name as it passes through an intersection, an artery or vein can change names as it passes an anatomical landmark. (cuny.edu)
  • This includes the central medial superior aspect of the retroperitoneum. (medicosecuador.com)
  • The first gives branches to the adductor brevis and magnus, biceps femoris and gluteus maximus and anastomoses with the inferior gluteal, medial and lateral femoral circumflex. (passmed.uk)
  • Further circulatory routes are associated, such as the coronary circulation to the heart itself, the cerebral circulation to the brain, renal circulation to the kidneys, and bronchial circulation to the bronchi in the lungs. (wikipedia.org)
  • The inferior mesenteric artery then arises 3 to 4 cm proximal to the aortic bifurcation. (mhmedical.com)
  • The pulmonary trunk is a vessel that arises from the right ventricle of the heart, extends upward, and divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries that carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs. (medcaretips.com)
  • The superior mesenteric artery usually arises anterior to L1 and the inferior mesenteric artery arises anterior to L3. (clinicalgate.com)
  • As you learn about the vessels of the systemic and pulmonary circuits, notice that many arteries and veins share the same names, parallel one another throughout the body, and are very similar on the right and left sides of the body. (cuny.edu)
  • Further anastomoses exist between the left gastric artery and the short gastric arteries from the splenic artery as well as the left gastroepiploic (sometimes called gastro-omental) artery. (clinicalgate.com)
  • No definite plaque lesions were seen in the right or left renal arteries. (patientcareonline.com)
  • The aim of this article is to describe the spectrum of imaging findings of the various mesenteric lesions using ultrasound and CT. (sajr.org.za)
  • Knowledge of imaging characteristics of various mesenteric lesions helps in timely diagnosis and management. (sajr.org.za)
  • Most patients with mesenteric lesions present with non-specific symptoms of abdominal pain, tenderness, palpable abdominal swelling, abdominal distension and weight loss. (sajr.org.za)
  • These symptoms are shared by pathologies of other abdominal organs and it is therefore very difficult to identify mesenteric lesions clinically. (sajr.org.za)
  • Understanding the characteristic radiological patterns on ultrasound (USG) and CT offers valuable insights for differential diagnoses of mesenteric lesions and their treatment. (sajr.org.za)
  • The second major branch is the superior mesenteric artery, arising 1 to 2 cm distal to the celiac trunk. (mhmedical.com)
  • Each ventral branch gives off a lateral offset which is distributed like the lateral cutaneous branch of a spinal nerve, and the ventral branch together with the stem of the intersegmental artery forms the trunk of an intercostal or lumbar artery in the adult. (co.ma)
  • The left gastric artery is ordinarily the first and smallest celiac branch, supplying the distal esophagus and stomach. (clinicalgate.com)
  • 13) Which of the following is a branch of the femoral artery? (mrcoggoal.com)
  • The action of the lateral cricoarytenoid muscle is adduction of the vocal folds, and it is innervated by the inferior laryngeal nerve, which is a branch of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. (shiken.ai)
  • Arteries are the large vessels that carry blood away from the heart. (medcaretips.com)
  • The arteries further give off branches which further divide into smaller branches called arterioles which in their turn open into a close-meshed network of microscopic vessels, termed capillaries. (medcaretips.com)
  • Arteries are the large vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart (except for the pulmonary circuit, in which the arterial blood is deoxygenated). (medscape.com)
  • The arteries, in their distribution, communicate with one another (forming what are called anastomoses) and end in minute vessels, called arterioles, which in their turn open into a close-meshed network of microscopic vessels, termed capillaries, the true deliverers of oxygen and nutrients to the cells. (medscape.com)
  • No sign of invasion of the hepatic pedicle or of the superior mesenteric vessels were observed. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • The vessels which remain form the main stems of the permanent arterial system (Figs. 823, 824). (co.ma)
  • the suprarenal gland, the kidney, and the ovary or the testis, and it is accordingly termed a lateral or an intermediate visceral artery. (co.ma)
  • Middle sacral artery. (co.ma)
  • Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa (CPN) is an uncommon form of vasculitis of the small-and medium-sized arteries in the reticular dermis and subcutaneous tissue. (annals.edu.sg)
  • Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is an angiopathy that affects medium-sized arteries predominantly in young women of childbearing age. (medscape.com)
  • In this section we will look at the colonic branches of the superior mesenteric artery. (learnsurgeryonline.com)
  • D) . Has a blood supply from the terminal branches of the superior mesenteric artery. (mrcoggoal.com)
  • The blood supply to the lateral cricoarytenoid muscle is provided by the laryngeal branches of the superior and inferior thyroid arteries. (shiken.ai)
  • it then descends within the thorax on the left side of the vertebral column, passes into the abdominal cavity through the aortic hiatus in the diaphragm, and ends opposite the lower border of the fourth lumbar vertebra by dividing into the right and left common iliac arteries. (medscape.com)
  • It descends in front of the vertebral column and ends on the body of the fourth lumbar vertebra, commonly a little to the left of the midline, by dividing into the 2 common iliac arteries. (medscape.com)
  • it is distributed to the body wall, including the vertebral column and its contents, and is termed a somatic intersegmental artery. (co.ma)
  • In their distributions, the arteries may communicate by forming the anastomosis, often to reinforce or enrich the circulation of a particular region. (medcaretips.com)
  • Subsequent angiography confirmed occlusion at the hepatic arterial anastomosis. (medscape.com)
  • If the patient continues to be hemodynamically unstable, an arteriogram with selective embolization of the bleeding vessel coming from the internal iliac artery should be performed. (medicosecuador.com)
  • In the pelvis, it is supplied by the internal iliac artery and its branches including the vesicle, uterine, vaginal and middle rectal arteries. (your-doctor.net)
  • To explore the feasibility of single-position laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (LRN) and tumor thrombectomy for left renal cell carcinoma with high-risk Mayo 0 and 1 tumor thrombus (TT). (biomedcentral.com)
  • All patients with left renal cell carcinoma and venous TT (high-risk Mayo grade 0 and 1) who were performed single-position LRN and tumor thrombectomy were involved. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The kidney biopsy confirmed clear renal cell carcinoma with poorly differentiated and accompanied by necrosis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The pathology from kidney biopsy demonstrated clear renal cell carcinoma and the patient received 2 cycles of axitinib for neoadjuvant treatment. (biomedcentral.com)
  • it collects drainage from the superior hypopharynx and superior larynx via direct drainage through lymphatic capillaries. (medscape.com)
  • other arteries, smaller arterioles, capillaries that join with venules (small veins), and other veins. (wikipedia.org)
  • It continues until it bifurcates into the internal and external iliac arteries as the ureter crosses superiorly. (mhmedical.com)
  • In men, the ureter continues along the lateral wall of the pelvis and then turns forward at the ischial spine to enter the bladder just after it is crossed by the vas deferens. (your-doctor.net)
  • In women, the ureter turns forwards and medially at the ischial spine and runs in the base of the broad ligament where it is crossed by the uterine artery. (your-doctor.net)
  • For example, you will find a pair of femoral arteries and a pair of femoral veins, with one vessel on each side of the body. (cuny.edu)
  • Anastomoses are especially common in veins, where they help maintain blood flow even when one vessel is blocked or narrowed, although there are some important ones in the arteries supplying the brain. (cuny.edu)
  • As you read about circular pathways, notice that there is an occasional, very large artery referred to as a trunk , a term indicating that the vessel gives rise to several smaller arteries. (cuny.edu)
  • US is excellent for screening for biliary, arterial, and venous problems. (medscape.com)
  • Superior and inferior vena cava. (nurseslabs.com)
  • The heart receives relatively oxygen-poor blood from the veins of the body through the large superior and inferior vena cava and pumps it through the pulmonary trunk . (nurseslabs.com)
  • Studies have shown that radical nephrectomy and inferior vena cava TT removal for patients with locally advanced renal cancer can effectively improve the prognosis, and the 5-year tumor-specific survival rate is 40-65% [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The right artery passes behind the inferior vena cava (IVC) first, in contrast to the left, which passes almost directly to the kidney. (your-doctor.net)
  • Each artery passes obliquely upward, from behind the sternoclavicular articulation. (medcaretips.com)
  • Middle colic artery - passes upwards on the body of the pancreas to reach the transverse mesocolon within which it divides to supply the right two-thirds of the transverse colon. (learnsurgeryonline.com)
  • For example, the left subclavian artery becomes the axillary artery as it passes through the body wall and into the axillary region, and then becomes the brachial artery as it flows from the axillary region into the upper arm (or brachium). (cuny.edu)
  • and from it the intersegmental, lateral and ventral arterie arise in pairs. (co.ma)
  • The third artery, which is known as the splanchnic artery, Cd.A.A. springs from the ventral surface of D.Sp. (co.ma)
  • A vast cavity in the thoracic and abdominal regions that is delimited by the ventral abdominal wall, the lateral body walls, and the dorsal body wall. (microbiologynote.com)
  • Thus, the presence of a traumatic abdominal aortic or iliac arterial injury identifies a critically injured patient that demands precise and appropriate management. (mhmedical.com)
  • Opposite the lower border of L4 [fourth lumbar vertebra], it divides into dividing into the right and left common iliac arteries. (medcaretips.com)
  • Left subclavian artery. (medcaretips.com)
  • C-5: Multiple infarctions of the left lateral aspect are marked by arrows. (medscape.com)
  • The pulmonary trunk splits into the right and left pulmonary arteries, which carry blood to the lungs, where oxygen is picked up and carbon dioxide is unloaded. (nurseslabs.com)
  • The arterial supply of the left colon - that is, the distal one third of the transverse colon, descending colon and sigmoid colon - is derived from the inferior mesenteric artery, through its left colic, sigmoid and superior rectal branches. (learnsurgeryonline.com)
  • For example, the celiac trunk gives rise to the left gastric, common hepatic, and splenic arteries. (cuny.edu)
  • Arterial emboli leading to acute limb ischaemia most commonly lodge at which one of the following sites? (passmed.uk)
  • Acute renal failure in multiple myeloma. (mcmaster.ca)
  • Spectral Doppler ultrasonographic waveform of the right hepatic artery in a 60-year-old man, 8 years after orthotopic liver transplantation. (medscape.com)
  • A-1: Magnetic resonance angiogram in a transplantation patient with hepatic artery thrombosis. (medscape.com)
  • Magnetic resonance angiogram of the recipient celiac axis depicts complete occlusion of the hepatic artery. (medscape.com)
  • C-1: Gortex hepatic artery graft thrombosis in a 59-year-old man (shown by arrow). (medscape.com)
  • Methods Circulating (n = 179) and hepatic expression (n = 95) of ghrelin and LEAP-2 were measured in patients with severe obesity and available liver pathology analysis undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). (unav.edu)
  • The arterial supply of the right colon - that is, the caecum, ascending colon, hepatic flexure and right third or half of the transverse colon - is derived from the superior mesenteric artery, through its ileocolic, right colic and middle colic branches. (learnsurgeryonline.com)