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Dissection of the posterior abdominal wall and exemplification of how some of the measurements were obtained. (A) Distance between the left fourth lumbar artery and the superior and inferior border of the fourth lumbar vertebra, at the medial border of the psoas major muscle. (B) Length of the left third lumbar artery from the origin to the medial border of the psoas major muscle. (C) Length of the median sacral artery from the origin to the inferior border of the fifth lumbar vertebra. Ao, abdominal aorta; Ps, psoas major muscle; IVC, inferior vena cava; U, left ureter; *, third left lumbar artery; **, fourth left lumbar artery; #, left lumbar sympathetic trunk; S, median sacral artery; IM, inferior mesenteric artery; LCIV, left common iliac vein; I, inferior; S, superior; Ri, right side; Le, left side.
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ParameterMeasured,mm Overall Women Men Left Median(Range) Right Median(Range) Left Median(Range) Right Median(Range) Left Median(Range) Right Median(Range) Length of the third lumbar artery from origin to the medial border of the psoas major muscle 22.00(10–36) 31.00(24–41) 22.00(10–36) 30.00(24–41) 24.00(14–30) 32.00(25–40) Length of the fourth lumbar artery from origin to the medial border of the psoas major muscle 23.00(11–35) 29.00(24–40) 24.00(11–35) 32.00(26–35) 21.50(18–30) 26.00(24–40) Distance between the third lumbar artery and the superior border of the third lumbar vertebrae 10.50(6–14) 11.00(3–19) 10.00(6–14) 11.00(5–15) 12.00(6–13) 12.00(3–19) Distance between the fourth lumbar artery and the superior border of the fourth lumbar vertebrae 6.00(2–12) 7.50(−2 to 11) 4.00(2–12) 6.00(−2 to 11) 6,5(4–11) 8.00(0–11) - Table 2
Median distance between the origin of the median sacral artery and the upper border of the body of the fifth lumbar vertebra.
Parameter Median (Range) Woman Man Distance between the origin of the median sacral artery and the upper border of the body of the fifth lumbar vertebra, mm 53.00(32–86) 60.00(28–69)
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