CT angiography of the abdominal vessels showed an angle between the aorta and the origin of the superior mesenteric artery of 18 degrees (normal is > 25 degrees), and the aortomesenteric distance at ...

Obesity plays a crucial role in how severely blood vessels are damaged—and this depends on where excessive fat accumulates in ...

The aorta. The appendix. The kidneys. The spleen. However, the pain may start from somewhere else, like your chest or pelvic area. You may also have a generalized infection, such as the flu or strep ...