VARIANT MIDDLE COLIC ARTERY ARISING FROM INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY
Dr. Vijaykishan B. and Dr. Yogesh Sontakke*
ABSTRACT
Background: Middle colic artery normally arises from the superior mesenteric artery, enters the transverse mesocolon, divides into right and left branches and supplies whole of transverse colon. There are some variations in its origin one which is found by us. Case Description: During the routine dissections among the undergraduate students, an abnormal origin of middle colic artery was found as it arised from the inferior mesenteric artery instead of the superior mesenteric artery. It arised as a common trunk that later divided into middle and left colic arteries. Conclusion: Knowledge about the variant origin of middle colic artery is important in the colonic surgeries.
Keywords: Transverse colon, middle colic artery, instesine.
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