A meandering mesenteric artery

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2010 May-Jun;4(3):213-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2010.01.006. Epub 2010 Jan 11.

Abstract

An 83-year-old woman with a history of peripheral vascular disease presented for evaluation of lower left extremity discomfort. A peripheral multidetector CT angiography showed a dilated inferior mesenteric artery acting as an important source of retrograde collateral perfusion secondary to a celiac axis stenosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Celiac Artery / diagnostic imaging*
  • Celiac Artery / physiopathology
  • Collateral Circulation*
  • Constriction, Pathologic
  • Dilatation, Pathologic
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Mesenteric Artery, Inferior / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mesenteric Artery, Inferior / physiopathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*