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CT Reconstruction detailing the vascular abnormalities:
1) Coeliac trunk atresia
2) SMA aneurysm
Hepatic artery proper Atretic coeliac trunk
SMA
Left renal artery
Pancreatico-
duodenal arcade
Right renal artery
Aneurysm arising from
1 branch of SMA
st
Infrarenal aorta
The coeliac axis is atretic. The common hepatic artery is supplied from
the SMA via the pancreaticoduodenal arcade.
An aneurysm is arising from a branch of the SMA.
What are the possible reasons why an aneurysm would occur in this
region?
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