Fig. 4
From: Cadaveric and CT angiography study of vessels around the transverse colon mesentery
CT angiography and intraoperative findings of type I and type IIa MCA bifurcation. a CT imaging of a type I MCA bifurcation. The right and left branches of the MCA branch from the common trunk. b Intraoperative findings after main lymph node dissection by cutting the common trunk for extended right hemicolectomy in a case with a type I MCA. c CT imaging of a type IIa MCA bifurcation. The right and left branches of the MCA branch separately from the SMA. d Intraoperative view after main lymph node dissection with ligation of the right and left branches of a type IIa MCA for extended right hemicolectomy. CT, computed tomography; MCA, middle colic artery; MCV, middle colic vein; SMV, superior mesenteric vein; GCT, gastrocolic trunk