Ileocolic artery

Last revised by Mohamed Saber on 1 Dec 2020

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Citation:

Knipe H, Saber M, Shah V, et al. Ileocolic artery. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26759

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26759

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/26759

rID:

26759

Article created:

7 Jan 2014, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Henry Knipe had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

1 Dec 2020, Mohamed Saber ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Mohamed Saber had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

8 times, by 7 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Vascular, Gastrointestinal

Sections:

Anatomy

The ileocolic artery is a branch of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) that runs obliquely to the ileocaecal junction. It divides into an ileal branch that supplies the terminal ileum and anastomoses with the terminal SMA and a colic branch. It also gives off anterior and posterior caecal arteries, one or both of which gives off a branch that anastomoses with appendicular artery and sometimes replaces it.