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A contrast enhanced computed tomography scan showed the small bowel and colon in the right and left sides of the abdominal cavity, respectively (a). The ileocolic artery (arrow) (b) and the inferior mesenteric artery (arrow) (c) originate from a common channel branching directly from the abdominal aorta.
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The ileocolic artery (ICA) and the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) originated from a common channel which branched directly from the abdominal aorta (Fig. 1, Fig. 2).
Trocar placement.
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Laparoscopic sigmoid resection with a D2 dissection was performed using typical trocar placement (Fig. 3).