Middle mesenteric artery: Angiographic and three-dimensional computed tomography findings

Mika Muraki, MD; Tomohisa Moriya, MD, PhD; Yoshiaki Katada, MD, PhD; Ryuhei Masuno, MD, PhD; Shuji Suzuki, MD, PhD; Shinji Sugahara, MD, PhD; Kazuhiro Saito, MD, PhD

Radiology Case Reports (Jul 2022)

Middle mesenteric artery: Angiographic and three-dimensional computed tomography findings

Mika Muraki, MD,
Tomohisa Moriya, MD, PhD,
Yoshiaki Katada, MD, PhD,
Ryuhei Masuno, MD, PhD,
Shuji Suzuki, MD, PhD,
Shinji Sugahara, MD, PhD,
Kazuhiro Saito, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Mika Muraki, MD: Department of Radiology, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, 3-20-1, Chuo, Inashiki-gun Ami-machi, Ibaraki 300-0395, Japan; Corresponding author.
Tomohisa Moriya, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, 3-20-1, Chuo, Inashiki-gun Ami-machi, Ibaraki 300-0395, Japan
Yoshiaki Katada, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, 3-20-1, Chuo, Inashiki-gun Ami-machi, Ibaraki 300-0395, Japan
Ryuhei Masuno, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, 3-20-1, Chuo, Inashiki-gun Ami-machi, Ibaraki 300-0395, Japan
Shuji Suzuki, MD, PhD: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, Ibaraki, Japan
Shinji Sugahara, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, 3-20-1, Chuo, Inashiki-gun Ami-machi, Ibaraki 300-0395, Japan
Kazuhiro Saito, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17, no. 7
pp. 2484 – 2487

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The middle mesenteric artery, also known as the third mesenteric artery, is a very rare anomaly. Several anatomical variations of middle mesenteric artery have been reported; in these reports, the right colic artery and/or middle colic artery often originate directly from the aorta. Here, we report a middle mesenteric artery in which the middle colic artery originated directly from the abdominal aorta. We also provide three-dimensional computed tomography and angiography findings and discuss anatomical and embryological considerations.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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