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Descriptor English:

Mesenteric Artery, Superior

Descriptor Spanish:

Arteria Mesentérica Superior

Descriptor Portuguese:

Artéria Mesentérica Superior

Synonyms English:

Arteries, Superior Mesenteric
Artery, Superior Mesenteric
Mesenteric Arteries, Superior
Superior Mesenteric Arteries
Superior Mesenteric Artery

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:

Allowable Qualifiers English:

AB abnormalities	AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry	CY cytology
DG diagnostic imaging	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	SE secretion
SU surgery	TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure	VI virology

Record Number:

30657

Unique Identifier:

D017538

Occurrence in VHL:

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