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The aim of this study was to investigate the vascular anatomy of the pancreas and classify the arterial variations of pancreatic blood flow, as well as to determine the correlation between these variations and the occurrence of diabetes and metabolic syndrome (MS).\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold>\n                    This study used multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) angiography to assess the vascular anatomy of the pancreas in a total of 100 participants. The variations were classified based on the origin and course of the pancreatic arteries, and the imaging data were recorded and analyzed.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Results: The study identified three major types of arterial variations. The dorsal pancreatic artery (DPA) was observed to arise from the splenic artery (SPA), common hepatic artery (CHA), and superior mesenteric artery (SMA). The prevalence of arterial variations in the observed population (single-center study) in this research was found to be different from that reported in previous studies conducted on other populations. Specifically, the study found a higher incidence of DPA variations arising from the SPA (in 73% of the participants). The origin from the SMA was seen in 24% of patients and from the CHA in 3% of patients. The length, width, and other characteristics of the pancreatic arteries were also carefully documented. The study also found no significant correlation between arterial variations and the presence of diabetes mellitus or MS. One of the variations was found to display minor constriction but was not significant enough to be considered pathological.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold>\n                    The study revealed the utility of MDCT imaging as a reliable tool for studying pancreatic arterial blood flow. This study contributed to the existing body of knowledge about the vascular anatomy of the pancreas and provided valuable insights for future research in this area.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5339\/qmj.2025.48","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,17]],"date-time":"2025-06-17T06:30:48Z","timestamp":1750141848000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Anatomical variations of the pancreatic blood vessels in patients with diabetes\/metabolic syndrome"],"prefix":"10.5339","volume":"2025","author":[{"given":"Anastasiya","family":"Spaska","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Basic Sciences, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bogdan","family":"Grytsuliak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine*Correspondence: Anastasiya Spaska anast.spaska@gmail.com"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"3277","reference":[{"issue":"(2)","key":"CIT0001","series-title":"Int J Molec Sci","first-page":"786","article-title":"Metabolic syndrome: updates on pathophysiology and management in 2021","volume":"23","author":"Fahed\n \nG","year":"2022;"},{"issue":"(2)","key":"CIT0002","series-title":"Curr Vasc Pharmacol","first-page":"104\u20139","article-title":"The growing epidemic of diabetes mellitus","volume":"18","author":"Lovic\n \nD","year":"2020;"},{"issue":"(1)","key":"CIT0003","series-title":"PLoS One","first-page":"e0262150","article-title":"Validation of a quantitative web-based food frequency questionnaire to assess dietary intake in the adult Emirati population","volume":"17","author":"El Mesmoudi\n \nN","year":"2022;"},{"issue":"(8)","key":"CIT0004","series-title":"Abdomin Radiol (New York)","first-page":"3935\u201345","article-title":"CT reporting of relevant vascular variations and its implication in pancreatoduodenectomy","volume":"46","author":"Appanraj\n \nP","year":"2021;"},{"key":"CIT0005","series-title":"Diabetol Metabol Synd","first-page":"88","article-title":"Prevalence of overweight and obesity in United Arab Emirates expatriates: the UAE national diabetes and lifestyle study","volume":"9","author":"Sulaiman\n \nN","year":"2017;"},{"key":"CIT0006","series-title":"Front Publ Health","first-page":"811006","article-title":"Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and associated risk factors in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional population-based study","volume":"9","author":"Mahmoud\n \nI","year":"2022;"},{"key":"CIT0007","article-title":"Glycemic index of foods, adiposity and metabolic syndrome risk in Emirati young adults","author":"Mohamad\n \nMN","year":"2016"},{"issue":"(2)","key":"CIT0008","series-title":"Saudi J Biolog Sci","first-page":"736\u201350","article-title":"Diabetes as a risk factor for Alzheimer\u2019s disease in the Middle East and its shared pathological mediators","volume":"27","author":"Jayaraj\n \nRL","year":"2020;"},{"issue":"(3)","key":"CIT0009","series-title":"Surg Radiol Anatom","first-page":"367\u201375","article-title":"Anatomy of peripancreatic arteries and pancreaticoduodenal arterial arcades in the human pancreas: a cadaveric study","volume":"43","author":"Kumar\n \nKH","year":"2021;"},{"issue":"(2)","key":"CIT0010","series-title":"Abdominal Imaging","first-page":"134\u201342","article-title":"supply to the pancreas; variations and cross-sectional anatomy","volume":"35","author":"Okahara\n \nM","year":"2010;"},{"key":"CIT0011","series-title":"Ind J Surg","first-page":"144\u20139","article-title":"Dorsal pancreatic artery \u2013 a study of its detailed anatomy for safe pancreaticoduodenectomy","volume":"83","author":"Tatsuoka\n \nT","year":"2021;"},{"issue":"(10)","key":"CIT0012","series-title":"Am Surg","first-page":"973\u20136","article-title":"Racial and gender differences in arterial anatomy of the arm","volume":"82","author":"Pham\n \nXD","year":"2016;"},{"issue":"(11)","key":"CIT0013","series-title":"Diabet Care","first-page":"2768\u201370","article-title":"Racial\/ethnic differences in subclinical atherosclerosis among adults with diabetes: the multiethnic study of atherosclerosis","volume":"28","author":"Carnethon\n \nMR","year":"2005;"},{"issue":"(5)","key":"CIT0014","series-title":"J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis","first-page":"349\u201353","article-title":"Race-ethnic variation in carotid bifurcation geometry","volume":"18","author":"Koch\n \nS","year":"2009;"},{"issue":"(6)","key":"CIT0015","series-title":"Surg Radiol Anat","first-page":"445\u201352","article-title":"The arterial blood supply of the pancreas: a review. 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