Problems with the Median Arcuate Ligament Should Be Recognized before Surgery; Its Importance in Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Background: Celiac artery stenosis (CAS) is a not a rare finding in the general population. The median arcuate ligament (MAL) is a fibrous arch that unites the diaphragmatic crura on either side of the aortic hiatus and, while it normally passes cranial to the origin of the celiac truncus, a low-lyi...

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Main Authors: Özdil Başkan, Cengiz Erol, Rauf Oğuzhan Kum, Kemal Dolay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2015-09-01
Series:Balkan Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php?lang=en&id=206