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Abnormal arcuate artery morphology

MedGen UID:
1784522
•Concept ID:
C5539842
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormalities of arcuate arteries
 
HPO: HP:0033837

Definition

Anomalous structure of the arc-shaped arteries located at the border of the renal cortex and renal medulla. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The presentation and management of aneurysms of the pancreaticoduodenal arcade.
Corey MR, Ergul EA, Cambria RP, Patel VI, Lancaster RT, Kwolek CJ, Conrad MF
J Vasc Surg 2016 Dec;64(6):1734-1740. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.05.067. PMID: 27871496
Contemporary management of median arcuate ligament syndrome provides early symptom improvement.
Columbo JA, Trus T, Nolan B, Goodney P, Rzucidlo E, Powell R, Walsh D, Stone D
J Vasc Surg 2015 Jul;62(1):151-6. Epub 2015 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.01.050. PMID: 25758451Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

New insights into the etiopathology of placenta accreta spectrum.
Jauniaux E, Jurkovic D, Hussein AM, Burton GJ
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022 Sep;227(3):384-391. Epub 2022 Mar 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.02.038. PMID: 35248577
Can Intracranial Vertebral Artery Hypoplasia be an Etiopathogenetic Factor for Barré-Ličou Syndrome Other than Arcuate Foramen? A Retrospective Clinical Study and Review of Literature.
Cicek ED, Keser N, Is M, Ates O
Turk Neurosurg 2022;32(4):571-577. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.32794-20.6. PMID: 34664696
Understanding the uterine artery Doppler waveform and its relationship to spiral artery remodelling.
Lloyd-Davies C, Collins SL, Burton GJ
Placenta 2021 Feb;105:78-84. Epub 2021 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2021.01.004. PMID: 33556717
Pathophysiology of Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorders: A Review of Current Findings.
Jauniaux E, Burton GJ
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2018 Dec;61(4):743-754. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000392. PMID: 30299280
Vascular compression syndromes.
Czihal M, Banafsche R, Hoffmann U, Koeppel T
Vasa 2015 Nov;44(6):419-34. doi: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000465. PMID: 26515219

Diagnosis

New insights into the etiopathology of placenta accreta spectrum.
Jauniaux E, Jurkovic D, Hussein AM, Burton GJ
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022 Sep;227(3):384-391. Epub 2022 Mar 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.02.038. PMID: 35248577
Pediatric Chronic Abdominal Pain and Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: A Review and Psychosocial Comparison.
Mak GZ, Lucchetti AR, Drossos T, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Accurso EC, Stiles-Shields C, Newman EA, Skelly CL
Pediatr Ann 2016 Jul 1;45(7):e257-64. doi: 10.3928/00904481-20160613-01. PMID: 27403674
Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome-Review of This Rare Disease.
Kim EN, Lamb K, Relles D, Moudgill N, DiMuzio PJ, Eisenberg JA
JAMA Surg 2016 May 1;151(5):471-7. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0002. PMID: 26934394
Vascular compression syndromes.
Czihal M, Banafsche R, Hoffmann U, Koeppel T
Vasa 2015 Nov;44(6):419-34. doi: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000465. PMID: 26515219
Median arcuate ligament compression of the mesenteric vasculature.
Tracci MC
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2015 Mar;18(1):43-50. Epub 2014 Dec 29 doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2014.12.007. PMID: 25814203

Therapy

Single-center series of boys with recurrent strokes and rotational vertebral arteriopathy.
Fox CK, Fullerton HJ, Hetts SW, Halbach VV, Auguste KI, Lawton MT, Gupta N
Neurology 2020 Sep 29;95(13):e1830-e1834. Epub 2020 Jul 20 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000010416. PMID: 32690796Free PMC Article
Outcome predictors in median arcuate ligament syndrome.
Ho KKF, Walker P, Smithers BM, Foster W, Nathanson L, O'Rourke N, Shaw I, McGahan T
J Vasc Surg 2017 Jun;65(6):1745-1752. Epub 2017 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.11.040. PMID: 28189355
The presentation and management of aneurysms of the pancreaticoduodenal arcade.
Corey MR, Ergul EA, Cambria RP, Patel VI, Lancaster RT, Kwolek CJ, Conrad MF
J Vasc Surg 2016 Dec;64(6):1734-1740. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.05.067. PMID: 27871496
Median arcuate ligament compression of the mesenteric vasculature.
Tracci MC
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2015 Mar;18(1):43-50. Epub 2014 Dec 29 doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2014.12.007. PMID: 25814203
Rational use of Doppler ultrasound in perinatal medicine.
Marsál K
J Perinat Med 1994;22(6):463-74. PMID: 7674100

Prognosis

Prediction of common hepatic artery catheter insertion based on celiac trunk morphology.
Saiga A, Yokota H, Akutsu A, Ooka Y, Kubota Y, Wada T, Koizumi J, Uno T
Diagn Interv Radiol 2023 Jan 31;29(1):161-166. Epub 2022 Dec 5 doi: 10.5152/dir.2022.21010. PMID: 36960583Free PMC Article
Understanding the uterine artery Doppler waveform and its relationship to spiral artery remodelling.
Lloyd-Davies C, Collins SL, Burton GJ
Placenta 2021 Feb;105:78-84. Epub 2021 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2021.01.004. PMID: 33556717
Outcome predictors in median arcuate ligament syndrome.
Ho KKF, Walker P, Smithers BM, Foster W, Nathanson L, O'Rourke N, Shaw I, McGahan T
J Vasc Surg 2017 Jun;65(6):1745-1752. Epub 2017 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.11.040. PMID: 28189355
Vascular compression syndromes.
Czihal M, Banafsche R, Hoffmann U, Koeppel T
Vasa 2015 Nov;44(6):419-34. doi: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000465. PMID: 26515219
Rational use of Doppler ultrasound in perinatal medicine.
Marsál K
J Perinat Med 1994;22(6):463-74. PMID: 7674100

Clinical prediction guides

Prediction of common hepatic artery catheter insertion based on celiac trunk morphology.
Saiga A, Yokota H, Akutsu A, Ooka Y, Kubota Y, Wada T, Koizumi J, Uno T
Diagn Interv Radiol 2023 Jan 31;29(1):161-166. Epub 2022 Dec 5 doi: 10.5152/dir.2022.21010. PMID: 36960583Free PMC Article
The craniovertebral junction, between osseous variants and abnormalities: insight from a paleo-osteological study.
Saccheri P, Travan L
Anat Sci Int 2022 Mar;97(2):197-212. Epub 2021 Nov 29 doi: 10.1007/s12565-021-00642-7. PMID: 34841475
Understanding the uterine artery Doppler waveform and its relationship to spiral artery remodelling.
Lloyd-Davies C, Collins SL, Burton GJ
Placenta 2021 Feb;105:78-84. Epub 2021 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2021.01.004. PMID: 33556717
Pediatric Chronic Abdominal Pain and Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: A Review and Psychosocial Comparison.
Mak GZ, Lucchetti AR, Drossos T, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Accurso EC, Stiles-Shields C, Newman EA, Skelly CL
Pediatr Ann 2016 Jul 1;45(7):e257-64. doi: 10.3928/00904481-20160613-01. PMID: 27403674
Vascular compression syndromes.
Czihal M, Banafsche R, Hoffmann U, Koeppel T
Vasa 2015 Nov;44(6):419-34. doi: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000465. PMID: 26515219

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