What is the vascular abnormality in this CT images ?
The coeliac trunk seems kinked proximally by the median arcuate ligament.
What is the median arcuate ligament ?
The median arcuate ligament is a ligament under the diaphragm that connects the right and left crura of diaphragm.
What is the lateral arcuate ligament ?
The lateral arcuate ligament (also lateral lumbocostal arch) is a ligament under the diaphragm that arches across the upper part of the quadratus lumborum. It is traversed by the subcostal nerve, artery and vein.
What is the most important complication of coeliac artery compression with median arcuate ligament ?
Although median arcuate ligament syndrome commonly asymptomatic, it may cause ischaemic-type epigastric pain.
The coeliac trunk seems kinked proximally by the median arcuate ligament. This finding was confirmed on sagittal reconstructions.