• Aorta, which comprises the ascending aorta, aortic arch (part of the aorta that bends and turns downward), and the descending aorta, is the largest artery of the human body. (bodytomy.com)
  • Opposite the lower border of L4 [fourth lumbar vertebra], it divides into dividing into the right and left common iliac arteries. (medcaretips.com)
  • the iliac branches of the iliolumbar vessels, the fourth lumbar artery, and the right kidney. (wikidoc.org)
  • 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)
  • The apex of the mesentery overlies the left ureter anterior to the bifurcation of the left common iliac artery and the left sacroiliac joint. (learnsurgeryonline.com)
  • A branch of the _________ artery, the artery of the appendix, lies between the layers of this mesentery. (assignguru.com)
  • The bulky metastatic lymph nodes at the head of the pancreas were dissected after ligating the right colic artery and vein. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Parts of Mesorectal fascia includes Superior rectal vein, pararectal nodes and inferior mesenteric plexus and doesn't include Inferior rectal vein. (medicosplexus.com)
  • Intercostal space which doesn't follow VAN (Vein, Artery and Nerve) structure is 1st intercostal space. (medicosplexus.com)
  • Venous drainage usually mirrors colonic arterial supply, with the inferior mesenteric vein draining into the splenic vein , and the superior mesenteric vein joining the splenic vein to form the portal vein that then enters the liver. (wikidoc.org)
  • 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)
  • The obturator, internal pudendal and inferior gluteal arteries are parietal branches, whereas the other arteries in the above list are visceral arteries (i.e. umbilical, superior and inferior vesical, vaginal, uterine and middle rectal artery). (radiopaedia.org)
  • The Pubo-gluteal Lymph Glands (1-2) lie in relation to the origins of the inferior gluteal and internal pudendal arteries. (co.ma)
  • The Middle Hæmorrhoidal Gland lies more medially than the other glands of the group, close to the lateral wall of the rectum at the point where the middle hæmorrhoidal artery breaks up into its terminal branches. (co.ma)
  • The digital rectal examination revealed stool in the rectum and a tender anterior rectal wall bulge. (annalsofafricansurgery.com)
  • Sigmoid mesocolon, containing superior rectal vessels, has an inverted-V - shaped attachment to the posterior abdominal wall - the tip of the V lying on the pelvic brim over the left ureter. (medscape.com)
  • The celiac artery originates from the abdominal aorta located just below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric artery, common hepatic artery, and the splenic artery. (bodytomy.com)
  • The celiac artery, which is also referred to as the celiac trunk, is a major branch of the abdominal aorta. (bodytomy.com)
  • At the top of the hip bones, the abdominal aorta branches into the common iliac arteries that supply oxygenated blood to the legs. (bodytomy.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)
  • They receive afferents from the superficial subinguinal and the deep subinguinal glands, from the urethra and the deeper parts of the penis, and from the portions of the abdominal wall supplied by the deep circumflex iliac and inferior epigastric arteries. (co.ma)
  • The internal iliac artery (also known as the hypogastric artery , but internal iliac is the accepted term in the TA ) is the smaller terminal branch of the common iliac artery . (radiopaedia.org)
  • As a rule they lie near the origins of the main branches of the hypogastric artery, or in the angles between the branches, and they, therefore, are separable into a number of groups. (co.ma)
  • Because of the embryologic derivation of the midgut (ie, ampulla of Vater to middle of transverse colon) and hindgut (ie, middle of transverse colon to anus), the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries provide the colon's arterial supply. (medscape.com)
  • The arterial supply of the large intestine is from the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries. (learnsurgeryonline.com)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Arterial supply to the colon comes from branches of the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries. (wikidoc.org)
  • Arterial supply of the ascending colon comes from the ileocolic artery and right colic artery , both branches of the SMA. (wikidoc.org)
  • Arterial supply comes via the left colic artery . (wikidoc.org)
  • The right colon is supplied by the middle colic artery (a branch of the superior mesenteric artery) and the right colic artery (a branch of the ileocolic artery). (medscape.com)
  • While the left gastric artery, which is the narrowest branch of the celiac trunk branches upward, the common hepatic artery and the splenic arteries lie to the right and left. (bodytomy.com)
  • Throughout main arteries emerge from the aorta to supply different regions of the body and further branch for a wider reach. (medcaretips.com)
  • The appendicular artery is a branch of the posterior caecal artery. (learnsurgeryonline.com)
  • The proximal two-thirds of the transverse colon is perfused by the middle colic artery , a branch of superior mesenteric artery , while the latter third is supplied by branches of the inferior mesenteric artery . (wikidoc.org)
  • The sigmoid colon is supplied with blood from several branches (usually between 2 and 6) of the sigmoid arteries , a branch of the IMA. (wikidoc.org)
  • The proximal two-thirds of the transverse colon is perfused by the middle colic artery, a branch of SMA, while the latter third is supplied by branches of the IMA. (rasoulazizi.com)
  • The left gastric artery is ordinarily the first and smallest celiac branch, supplying the distal esophagus and stomach. (clinicalgate.com)
  • The common iliac artery bifurcates into the internal iliac artery and external iliac artery at the level of the pelvic brim anterior to the sacroiliac joint. (radiopaedia.org)
  • The iliac lymph glands are separable into a lower group, associated with the external iliac artery, lymphoglandulæ iliacæ externæ, and an upper group, the lymphoglandulæ iliacæ communes. (co.ma)
  • 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)
  • E. The arterial arcade created by communicating vessels at 1 to 2 cm. from the mesenteric is called the artery of Drummond. (latestinterviewquestions.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)
  • 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)
  • It performs the vital function of carrying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to the coronary arteries. (bodytomy.com)
  • The surgical technique used depends on the site of disease and the underlying vascular supply of the colon (ileocolic, right colic, middle colic from superior mesenteric artery, and the left colic and superior rectal artery from the inferior mesenteric artery). (wikidot.com)
  • The diaphragm, median arcuate ligament, and origins of the inferior phrenic arteries that supply the diaphragm lie above the celiac trunk, whereas the pancreas lies below it. (bodytomy.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)
  • In this section we will look at the colonic branches of the superior mesenteric artery. (learnsurgeryonline.com)
  • The extent of the resection is determined by the site of the tumor, its vascularization, its lymphatic drainage and the presence or absence of direct extension into adjacent organs, ensuring en bloc resection of the entire area infiltrated by neoplasia. (barnaclinic.com)
  • Collateral circulation is via the marginal artery of Drummond and the arc of Riolan or the meandering mesenteric artery. (medscape.com)
  • The arc of Riolan , or the meanering mesenteric artery, is a variable vessel conecting the proximal SMA to the proximal IMA that can be extremely important if either vessel is occluded. (wikidoc.org)
  • We performed robot-assisted TME and lateral lymph node dissection for rectal cancer using the da Vinci ® Si™ system (Intuitive Surgical Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • In comparison of different lymph node analysis methods for rectal cancer patients who did not receive adequate lymph node dissection, the LR showed a significant difference in overall survival (OS) and the APL predicted a significant difference in disease-free survival (DFS). (e-crt.org)
  • rterial supply to the colon comes from branches of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and inferior mesenteric artery (IMA). (rasoulazizi.com)
  • The Inter-iliac Glands lie in the angle between the external iliac and the hypogastric arteries, and cannot be clearly disassociated from the medial external iliac glands. (co.ma)
  • The lateral and intermediate groups are quite distinct, the former lying along the lateral margin of the artery and the latter posterior to it, but the medial group is not clearly defined from the sub-aortic group already mentioned. (co.ma)
  • At the superior margin of the greater sciatic foramen it divides into an anterior division and posterior division. (radiopaedia.org)
  • Bodytomy provides a labeled celiac artery diagram to help you understand the location, anatomy, and function of this artery. (bodytomy.com)
  • There are several peritoneal fossae (eg, superior and inferior ileocecal, subcecal, retrocecal) around the cecum, which can be sites of internal herniation of the small bowel. (medscape.com)
  • In their distributions, the arteries may communicate by forming the anastomosis, often to reinforce or enrich the circulation of a particular region. (medcaretips.com)
  • The ileocolic anastomosis looked perfect. (buckeyesurgeon.com)
  • 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)
  • The left colon is supplied by the sigmoidal, left colic, and superior rectal branches of the inferior mesenteric artery. (medscape.com)
  • Flow between these two systems communicates via a "marginal artery" that runs parallel to the colon for its entire length. (wikidoc.org)
  • Each artery passes obliquely upward, from behind the sternoclavicular articulation. (medcaretips.com)
  • Predominant arterial blood supply of stomach is through Left gastric artery. (medicosplexus.com)
  • Blood supply to medulla includes Anterior spinal artery, Posterior inferior cerebellar artery but does not include Superior cerebellar. (medicosplexus.com)
  • Group 1 includes branches formed by the union of vitelline arteries arising from the wall of the yolk sac that supply organs depending on their location in the primitive gut. (clinicalgate.com)