TY - JOUR
T1 - Anatomical basis for celiac trunk and superior mesenteric artery entrapment
AU - Paz, Zvia
AU - Rak, Yoel
AU - Rosen, Ada
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - Forty‐six cadaveric specimens were dissected in order to study the anatomical relations between the median arcuate ligament (MAL), the celiac ganglion, and the origin of both the celiac and superior mesenteric arteries. We found that in 40 cases (87.5%) both vessels were held together by the ganglionic mass, and in 90.6%, the celiac trunk was covered, either partially or completely, by the MAL. These data indicated that this is a normal occurrence. In 10% of the cases both vessels were covered by the MAL. These anatomical findings may possibly contribute to the understanding of the socalled “median arcuate ligament syndrome.”
AB - Forty‐six cadaveric specimens were dissected in order to study the anatomical relations between the median arcuate ligament (MAL), the celiac ganglion, and the origin of both the celiac and superior mesenteric arteries. We found that in 40 cases (87.5%) both vessels were held together by the ganglionic mass, and in 90.6%, the celiac trunk was covered, either partially or completely, by the MAL. These data indicated that this is a normal occurrence. In 10% of the cases both vessels were covered by the MAL. These anatomical findings may possibly contribute to the understanding of the socalled “median arcuate ligament syndrome.”
KW - celiac ganglion
KW - median arcuate ligament
KW - superior mesenteric artery
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U2 - 10.1002/ca.980040404
DO - 10.1002/ca.980040404
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AN - SCOPUS:0025768758
SN - 0897-3806
VL - 4
SP - 256
EP - 264
JO - Clinical Anatomy
JF - Clinical Anatomy
IS - 4
ER -