Testicular artery originating from the inferior mesenteric artery: an alert for interventionalists – A case report
Testicular arteries usually arise from the abdominal aorta. During an elective embolization of superior rectal arteries for hemorrhoidal disease performed in a 52-year-old male patient, a previously unreported vascular variant was identified. On selective angiography, the inferior mesenteric artery...
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| author | Gaia Messana, MD Ludovico Ambrosi, MD Lorenzo Paolo Moramarco, MD Nicola Cionfoli, MD Marcello Maestri, MD Pietro Quaretti, MD |
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| description | Testicular arteries usually arise from the abdominal aorta. During an elective embolization of superior rectal arteries for hemorrhoidal disease performed in a 52-year-old male patient, a previously unreported vascular variant was identified. On selective angiography, the inferior mesenteric artery split into left colic artery and left testicular artery, without any evidence of vascular supply to the hemorrhoidal cushions. Superior rectal arteries were embolized after catheterization of the median sacral artery. A thorough knowledge of vascular variations is essential for interventional radiologists in order to recognize them and avoid potential complications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1de23a65bef3433aa818dab9145a36f22022-12-21T19:57:27ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332021-09-0116927102713Testicular artery originating from the inferior mesenteric artery: an alert for interventionalists – A case reportGaia Messana, MD0Ludovico Ambrosi, MD1Lorenzo Paolo Moramarco, MD2Nicola Cionfoli, MD3Marcello Maestri, MD4Pietro Quaretti, MD5Department of Radiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Viale Camillo Golgi, 19 27100 Pavia PV, Italy; Corresponding author.Department of Radiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Viale Camillo Golgi, 19 27100 Pavia PV, ItalyUnit of Interventional Radiology - Department of Radiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Viale Camillo Golgi, Pavia PV, ItalyUnit of Interventional Radiology - Department of Radiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Viale Camillo Golgi, Pavia PV, ItalyDepartment of General Surgery I, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Viale Camillo Golgi, Pavia PV, ItalyUnit of Interventional Radiology - Department of Radiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Viale Camillo Golgi, Pavia PV, ItalyTesticular arteries usually arise from the abdominal aorta. During an elective embolization of superior rectal arteries for hemorrhoidal disease performed in a 52-year-old male patient, a previously unreported vascular variant was identified. On selective angiography, the inferior mesenteric artery split into left colic artery and left testicular artery, without any evidence of vascular supply to the hemorrhoidal cushions. Superior rectal arteries were embolized after catheterization of the median sacral artery. A thorough knowledge of vascular variations is essential for interventional radiologists in order to recognize them and avoid potential complications.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321004362Inferior mesenteric arteryTesticular arteryVariationVascularEmbolizationHemorrhoids |
| spellingShingle | Gaia Messana, MD Ludovico Ambrosi, MD Lorenzo Paolo Moramarco, MD Nicola Cionfoli, MD Marcello Maestri, MD Pietro Quaretti, MD Testicular artery originating from the inferior mesenteric artery: an alert for interventionalists – A case report Radiology Case Reports Inferior mesenteric artery Testicular artery Variation Vascular Embolization Hemorrhoids |
| title | Testicular artery originating from the inferior mesenteric artery: an alert for interventionalists – A case report |
| title_full | Testicular artery originating from the inferior mesenteric artery: an alert for interventionalists – A case report |
| title_fullStr | Testicular artery originating from the inferior mesenteric artery: an alert for interventionalists – A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Testicular artery originating from the inferior mesenteric artery: an alert for interventionalists – A case report |
| title_short | Testicular artery originating from the inferior mesenteric artery: an alert for interventionalists – A case report |
| title_sort | testicular artery originating from the inferior mesenteric artery an alert for interventionalists a case report |
| topic | Inferior mesenteric artery Testicular artery Variation Vascular Embolization Hemorrhoids |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321004362 |
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