Archive Aneurysm of Abdominal Aorta in the Newborn Infant — Report of Case Author: M. Beckett Howorth, Jr., M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published May 18, 1967 N Engl J Med 1967;276: 1133 - 1134 ...

Blood flow in the abdominal aorta can cause a pulse in the stomach. It is often no cause for concern, but can be a sign of other conditions. Learn more.

Infection The size of the abdominal aorta can be measured by ultrasound in order to detect an aortic aneurysm. Stones in the gallbladder, kidneys, and ureters may be detected by ultrasound. Abdominal ...

The abdominal aorta begins after the aorta passes through a muscle called the diaphragm, at the level of the twelfth thoracic vertebra (a spot in the upper abdomen). From there, it travels downward, ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (also known as AAA, pronounced "triple-a") is a localized dilatation (ballooning) of the abdominal aorta exceeding the normal diameter by more than 50 percent, and is the ...

Abstract Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS), is a rare abdominal vascular compression syndrome caused by the compression of the proximal celiac trunk by the median arcuate ligament. According to ...

Stocktrek Images / Getty Images Anatomy Structure and Location The common hepatic artery is located in the abdomen, near the lower portion of the T12 vertebra. It’s one of three branches coming off ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MDMedically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Arteries are blood vessels in the body that carry blood away from the heart and throughout the body. There are ...