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  2. Artery of Adamkiewicz - Wikipedia

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    In addition to being able to be either right or left-sided, the vessel can arise from a lumbar artery instead of from the aorta. [ 5 ] In an extensive literature review, recognition of the AKA using CT and/or MR was achieved in 466 of 555 cases (83.96%) and in 384 (83.3%) cases the AKA originated from a left intercostal artery.

  3. Abdominal aorta - Wikipedia

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    The abdominal aorta's venous counterpart, the inferior vena cava (IVC), travels parallel to it on its right side. Above the level of the umbilicus, the aorta is somewhat posterior to the IVC, sending the right renal artery travelling behind it. The IVC likewise sends its opposite side counterpart, the left renal vein, crossing in front of the ...

  4. Ligamentum arteriosum - Wikipedia

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    The ligamentum arteriosum (arterial ligament), also known as Botallo's ligament, Harvey's ligament, and Botallo's duct, [1] is a small ligament attaching the aorta to the pulmonary artery. [ clarification needed ] It serves no function in adults but is the remnant of the ductus arteriosus formed within three weeks after birth .

  5. Inferior mesenteric artery - Wikipedia

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    The IMA arises from the anterior aspect of the abdominal aorta. [2] [3]Its origin is situated at the L3 vertebral level, [2] [3] below the origins of the two renal arteries, [3] 3-4 cm above the aortic bifurcation, [3] [2] at the level of the umbilicus, and posterior to the inferior border of the horizontal (III) part of the duodenum.

  6. Celiac artery - Wikipedia

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    [4] [5] This may cause abdominal pain. [5] The celiac artery is vulnerable to compression from the crus of the diaphragm during ventilation where it originates from the abdominal aorta. [1] This is known as median arcuate ligament syndrome. [6] This may present no symptoms, but can cause pain due to restricted blood flow to the superior ...

  7. Annuloaortic ectasia - Wikipedia

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    The aortic wall dilatation at the commissural level causes the cusps to effectively shorten and prevent them from converging during systole, which results in aortic valve incompetence. The arch is typically spared from the aneurysmal process, though it may involve the entire ascending aorta. The ectatic aorta may experience dissections.

  8. Superior mesenteric artery syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Superior mesenteric artery compressing the duodenum, featuring the superior mesenteric artery syndrome. Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a gastro-vascular disorder in which the third and final portion of the duodenum is compressed between the abdominal aorta (AA) and the overlying superior mesenteric artery.

  9. Abdominal aortic aneurysm - Wikipedia

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    Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, died from an abdominal aortic aneurysm in 2008, at the age of 69. Harvey Korman died on May 29, 2008, aged 81, at UCLA Medical Center as the result of complications from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm he had suffered four months earlier. He is interred at Santa Monica's Woodlawn Cemetery.