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Visceral and Retroperitoneal Vessels

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The abdominal aorta begins at the level of the diaphragm, crossing it via the aortic hiatus at the vertebral level of T12, and descends in front of or slightly to the left of the vertebral column. The diameter of the aorta decreases on its downward course from 25 to 20 mm. A diameter of up to 30 mm as a result of age-related dilatation is considered normal. An abrupt increase in diameter to more than 1.5 times that of the normal proximal segment is regarded as evidence of an aneurysm. The abdominal aorta divides into the two common iliac arteries at the L4/L5 level. The intestine is supplied with blood from the three large visceral branches arising from the anterior aspect of the aorta. Their pattern of supply is complex and has numerous variants.

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Schäberle, W. (2011). Visceral and Retroperitoneal Vessels. In: Ultrasonography in Vascular Diagnosis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02509-9_6

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