A Vamsy’s research while affiliated with Andhra Medical College and other places

BACKGROUND:. There are various surgical problems in the surgical approach of the gut in infancy, childhood & adult. The study of blood supply to the intestine particularly the superior mesenteric artery is important. So the knowledge of occurrence of variations of the origin, course, relations, distribution, & branching of superior mesenteric artery is essential apart from normal distribution in order to prevent complications during surgery. OBJECTIVES: 1. To study the Human Superior Mesenteric artery & variations in its branches in detail. 2. To compare the diameters of abdominal aorta & superior mesenteric artery at the origin. MATERIALS AND METHOD:. Around 50 adult specimens were obtained from the Department of Anatomy, 25 dead fetuses & 25 post mortem specimens were obtained from the department of Forensic medicine, Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada. These specimens were dissected in order to expose the superior mesenteric artery & studied in detail. RESULTS: No abnormal origin of the superior mesenteric artery in the given specimen is observed. However some variations were seen n the branching pattern of the same. CONCLUSIONS: Different type of variations in the branching pattern of the superior mesenteric artery is common & the knowledge of which is important for the General & Paediatric surgeons while performing abdominal, particularly the gut surgery in order to reduce the complications during & after surgery. © 2015, Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. All rights reserved.

Background: The knowledge of normal location, awareness on usual and rare variations of major blood vessels and their branches supplying the stomach is of immense help to Surgeons and research workers for deciding the areas of resection of tissues by surgeons and to add additional information on existing and available material by researchers in conditions like Esophageal carcinoma, Ca head of pancreas, Ca of fundus of stomach, Cysts and tumors related to lesser and greater curvatures and head of pancreas etc. Objectives: 1. To study the blood supply of stomach in detail & the different anatomical pattern of the blood supply. 2. To see any variations in the branching pattern. Materials And Method: Around 100 cadavers were studied. The site of origin, course and area of stomach supplied by different arteries and their branches and their anastomoses with the neighbouring branches were studied in detail in 100 cadavers from the period of 2006-2009. Results: Some variations are seen in left & right gastric artery, right gastroepiploic artery, short gastric arteries whereas maximum specimens showed the standard branching pattern of stomach. Conclusions: Many variations are seen apart from the normal branching pattern. Though majority of specimens showed the normal branching pattern, the variations in the pattern of each branch & the main artery supply cannot be ignored. The knowledge of normal location, awareness on usual and rare variations of major blood vessels and their branches supplying the stomach is of immense help to Surgeons and research workers for deciding the areas of resection of tissues in various situations & conditions. © 2014 Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. All rights reserved.