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Descriptor
English
:
Mesenteric Artery, Superior
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Arteria Mesentérica Superior
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Artéria Mesentérica Superior
Tree Number:
A07.231.114.565.755
Definition
English
:
A large vessel supplying the whole length of the small intestine except the superior part of the
duodenum
. It also supplies the cecum and the ascending part of the colon and about half the transverse part of the colon. It arises from the anterior surface of the aorta below the
celiac artery
at the level of the first lumbar vertebra.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
disease
is usually
MESENTERIC VASCULAR OCCLUSION
but coord IM with MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR (NIM);
embolism
or
thrombosis
: coord NIM with
MESENTERIC VASCULAR OCCLUSION
(IM) +
EMBOLISM
or
THROMBOSIS
(IM); duodenal compression by this artery =
SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY SYNDROME
See Related
English
:
Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome
History Note
English
:
93
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
30657
Unique Identifier:
D017538
Occurrence in VHL
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