Revisited Surgical Anatomy of the Left Colonic Angle for Tailored Carcinologic Colectomy: A Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Selection
2.2. Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
2.3. Data Reviewing and Extraction
3. Results
3.1. A Bit of Embryology
3.2. Location and Anatomical Relationships of the Left Colonic Angle (LCA)
3.3. Arterial Vascularization of the Left Colonic Angle
3.3.1. What We Know
3.3.2. What Is Less Known: A New Artery: The Accessory Middle Colonic Artery (AMCA)
3.4. Venous Vascularization of the Left Colonic Angle
3.5. Lymphatic Drainage of the Left Colonic Angle
4. Perspectives and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Belhadjamor, R.; Manceau, G.; Menahem, B.; Sabbagh, C.; Alves, A. Revisited Surgical Anatomy of the Left Colonic Angle for Tailored Carcinologic Colectomy: A Review. J. Pers. Med. 2023, 13, 1198. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13081198
Belhadjamor R, Manceau G, Menahem B, Sabbagh C, Alves A. Revisited Surgical Anatomy of the Left Colonic Angle for Tailored Carcinologic Colectomy: A Review. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2023; 13(8):1198. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13081198
Chicago/Turabian StyleBelhadjamor, Roukaya, Gilles Manceau, Benjamin Menahem, Charles Sabbagh, and Arnaud Alves. 2023. "Revisited Surgical Anatomy of the Left Colonic Angle for Tailored Carcinologic Colectomy: A Review" Journal of Personalized Medicine 13, no. 8: 1198. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13081198