Aberrant Left Colic Artery and Accessory Right Colic Artery: A Case Report and Surgical Implications.

aberrant left colic artery accessory right colic artery cadaver case report gastrointestinal surgical anatomy laparoscopic right hemicolectomy superior mesenteric arteries surgical vascular complications vascular anomaly vascular imaging

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jun 2023
Historique:
accepted: 18 06 2023
medline: 20 7 2023
pubmed: 20 7 2023
entrez: 20 7 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

During a routine dissection of the abdominal region in our department of anatomy's dissection laboratory, we found two variations of the vasculature of the gastrointestinal tract within the greater peritoneal and retroperitoneal compartments: an aberrant left colic artery (LCA) and an accessory right colic artery (RCA). The aberrant LCA originates from a common trunk (CT) that arises from the superior mesenteric artery instead of the inferior mesenteric artery. The CT continues for a short distance and terminates by dividing into a middle colic artery and an accessory RCA. The aberrant LCA and accessory RCA had abnormal courses; therefore, they are vulnerable to injury during surgical procedures of the region. Hence, a thorough knowledge of vascular variations is required to avoid potential complications.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37469818
doi: 10.7759/cureus.40594
pmc: PMC10353835
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e40594

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023, Lichtenberg et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Axel Lichtenberg (A)

Department of Anatomical Sciences, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, USA.

So Jung Kim (SJ)

Department of Anatomical Sciences, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, USA.

Logan Rogers (L)

Department of Anatomical Sciences, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, USA.

Joel Jung (J)

Department of Anatomical Sciences, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, USA.

Megha Rajput (M)

Department of Anatomical Sciences, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, USA.

Camri Rawls (C)

Department of Anatomical Sciences, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, USA.

April N Alford (AN)

Department of Anatomical Sciences, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, USA.

Korey Walter (K)

Department of Anatomical Sciences, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, USA.

Kamal A Abouzaid (KA)

Department of Anatomical Sciences, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, USA.

Ahmad Imam (A)

Department of Anatomical Sciences, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, USA.

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