Exploring celiac trunk parameters in median arcuate ligament syndrome: A CT study.

Purpose: To assess anatomical variations in the celiac trunk (Ct) in patients with Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS) using computed tomography (CT). The primary objectives were to investigate the celiac trunk angle (CtA), origin level, length (CtL), and their relationships with the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) in MALS patients. Additionally, the study intended to evaluate gender differences in these parameters and explore correlations between variables.

Main Portal Vein Diameter Changes in Patients Undergoing Gastric Surgery for Malignancy: An Observational CT Study.

 In the follow-up computed tomography (CT) examinations of patients who had undergone gastrectomy for gastric malignancy in our center, we noticed by chance that there was an isolated increase in the diameter of the main portal vein (MPV) without other radiological findings of portal hypertension.  In this study, we aimed to evaluate whether the MPV diameter of patients who had gastric surgery for malignancy differed in the preoperative and postoperative periods and its change over time in patients who underwent postoperative follow-up examinations.  The CT images of 240 patients who underwent abdomen CT for staging and follow-up gastric malignancy between January 2017 and September 2021 were evaluated retrospectively.

Can 3D radiological calculations predict operational difficulties for rectal cancer?: A single center retrospective analysis.

Low anterior resection, performing total mesorectal excision with appropriate pelvic dissection to prevent local recurrence, is probably the most challenging type of surgery in colorectal surgery, especially in a narrow pelvis. In this study, we aimed to predict the operation difficulty of rectal cancer by comparing the operation time with 2D and 3D pelvimetry. Sixty-six patients who underwent total mesorectal excision after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy due to primary rectal cancer located in the middle and lower rectum (10 cm from the anus) were included in the study.