Mesenteric Artery, Inferior
"Mesenteric Artery, Inferior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The artery supplying nearly all the left half of the transverse colon, the whole of the descending colon, the sigmoid colon, and the greater part of the rectum. It is smaller than the superior mesenteric artery (MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR) and arises from the aorta above its bifurcation into the common iliac arteries.
| Descriptor ID |
D017537
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.565.510
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| Concept/Terms |
Mesenteric Artery, Inferior- Mesenteric Artery, Inferior
- Arteries, Inferior Mesenteric
- Artery, Inferior Mesenteric
- Inferior Mesenteric Arteries
- Inferior Mesenteric Artery
- Mesenteric Arteries, Inferior
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mesenteric Artery, Inferior" by people in Profiles.
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High Ligation of the Inferior Mesenteric Artery in Left-Sided Colon and Rectal Cancer Resection: Rates of Success and Outcomes. Am Surg. 2024 Apr; 90(4):717-724.
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Outcomes Following Inferior Mesenteric Artery Reimplantation During Elective Aortic Aneurysm Surgery. Ann Vasc Surg. 2020 Jul; 66:65-69.
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Open and Endovascular Management of Inferior Mesenteric Artery Aneurysms: A?Report of Two Cases. Ann Vasc Surg. 2017 Aug; 43:316.e9-316.e14.
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Three Different Approaches to the Inferior Mesenteric Artery during Robotic D3 Lymphadenectomy for Rectal Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 Jul; 24(7):1923.
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Weight loss caused by visceral artery disease. Tex Heart Inst J. 2013; 40(3):320-2.
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IMA clipping for a type ii endoleak: combined laparoscopic and endovascular approach. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2006 Aug; 16(4):272-5.