| 1. | The inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery is a branch of the superior mesenteric artery.
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| 2. | Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a rare abnormality caused by a congenitally-short suspensory muscle.
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| 3. | The superior mesenteric plexus includes the superior mesenteric ganglia and is located around the superior mesenteric artery.
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| 4. | These branches form functional anastomoses with the anterior and posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries from the superior mesenteric artery.
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| 5. | The superior mesenteric artery lies to the left of the similarly named vein, the superior mesenteric vein.
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| 6. | In adults, the " whirlpool sign " of the superior mesenteric artery can be useful in identifying malrotation.
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| 7. | The ileocolic artery of the superior mesenteric artery branches off into the ascending colic artery, the ileal branches.
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| 8. | The most common gastrointestinal complications of anorexia nervosa are difficulty swallowing, and, rarely, superior mesenteric artery syndrome.
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| 9. | A 1-in-3 mortality rate for Superior Mesenteric Artery syndrome has been quoted by a small number of sources.
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| 10. | The SMV lies to the anatomical right of the similarly named artery, the superior mesenteric artery, which originates from the abdominal aorta.
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