A newly discovered anatomical abdominal aorta anomaly; "Arax anomaly".

ABSTRACT:

Background

Abdominal aorta (AA) is part of descending aorta. It faces with variety of malformations during embryogenic period.

Case presentation

A 35 years old woman with previous history of long term diabetes mellitus had experiment of one non-complicated successful pregnancy under surgical delivery. She referred to achieve health services due to de-novo postprandial abdominal pain and bilateral lower limbs exertional claudication.

Results

Following normal findings in upper esophago-gastro-duodenal study, angiographic evaluation of AA showed novel aortic variation in which celiac trunk, superior mesenteric artery, and bilateral renal arteries originated from one common arterial root. This anomaly has not been seen whether in alive or cadaveric explorations until this

SUBMITTER: Moradi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11492077 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature