RESUMO
Anatomical variations of the inferior mesenteric artery are extremely uncommon, since the inferior mesenteric artery is regularly diverged at the level of the third lumbar vertebra. We found a rare case in which the inferior mesenteric artery arose from the superior mesenteric artery. The findings were made during a routine dissection of the cadaver of an 82-yr-old Korean woman. This is the tenth report on this anomaly, the second female and the first Korean. The superior mesenteric artery normally arising from abdominal aorta sent the inferior mesenteric artery as the second branch. The longitudinal anastomosis vessels between the superior mesenteric artery and inferior mesenteric artery survived to form the common mesenteric artery. This anatomical variation concerning the common mesenteric artery is of clinical importance, performing procedures containing the superior mesenteric artery.
Assuntos
Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Humanos , Aorta Abdominal/anormalidades , Artéria Mesentérica Inferior/anormalidades , Artéria Mesentérica Superior/anormalidades , República da CoreiaRESUMO
The authors report a case of pelvic congenital arteriovenous fistula from a 37 year old woman. They discuss the diagnosis and therapeutic options for this problem, reviewing the litterature on the subject.