Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome:

Terms Related to Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome

• Inferior Mesenteric Artery

  The artery supplying nearly all the left half of the transverse colon, the whole of the descending colon, the sigmoid colon, and the greater part ...

• Superior Mesenteric Artery

  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 ...

• Mesenteric Vein

  Veins which return blood from the intestines; the inferior mesenteric vein empties into the splenic vein, the superior mesenteric vein joins the splenic vein to ...

• Superior Thoracic Aperture Syndrome

  A neurovascular syndrome associated with compression of the BRACHIAL PLEXUS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; and SUBCLAVIAN VEIN at the superior thoracic outlet. This may result from a ...

• Mesenteric Artery

  Arteries which arise from the abdominal aorta and distribute to most of the intestines.

• Epigastric Artery

  Inferior and external epigastric arteries arise from external iliac; superficial from femoral; superior from internal thoracic. They supply the abdominal muscles, diaphragm, iliac region, and ...

• Mesenteric Lymphadenitis

  Inflammation of the mesenteric lymph nodes.