"Epigastric Arteries" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Inferior and external epigastric arteries arise from external iliac; superficial from femoral; superior from internal thoracic. They supply the abdominal muscles, diaphragm, iliac region, and groin. The inferior epigastric artery is used in coronary artery bypass grafting and myocardial revascularization.
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D019074
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A07.231.114.330
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2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epigastric Arteries" by people in Profiles.
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Faulkner J, Beeson S, Fox S, Yon J, Hope W. Inferior Epigastric Artery Pseudoaneurysm Following Laparoscopic Appendectomy. Am Surg. 2023 Sep; 89(9):3977-3978.
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Giatsidis G. Discussion: Flap Blood Glucose as a Sensitive and Specific Indicator for Flap Venous Congestion: A Rodent Model Study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 09; 144(3):419e-420e.
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Oliva IB, Day K, Dill KE, Hanley M, Ahmed O, Bennett SJ, Desjardins B, Gage KL, Ginsburg M, Hamawy AH, Steigner ML, Strax R, Verma N, Rybicki FJ. ACR Appropriateness Criteria? Imaging of Deep Inferior Epigastric Arteries for Surgical Planning (Breast Reconstruction Surgery). J Am Coll Radiol. 2017 Nov; 14(11S):S456-S461.
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Due?as-Garcia OF, Kim Y, Leung K, Flynn MK. Vascular anatomical relationships of the retropubic space and the sacrospinous ligament, using three-dimensional imaging. Int Urogynecol J. 2017 Aug; 28(8):1177-1182.
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Vijayaraghavan G, Sheehan D, Zheng L, Hussain S, Ferrucci J. Unusual complication after left-lobe liver biopsy for diffuse liver disease: severe bleeding from the superior epigastric artery. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Dec; 197(6):W1135-9.