A thin, 24-year-old female presents with complaint of postpr…

A thin, 24-year-old female presents with complaint of postprandial pain and a 14-pound weight loss over a 4¬-6 week period. She was referred for a visceral angioplasty (as seen on the image). Lateral abdominal arteriography performed during inspiration and expiration confirmed severe narrowing of the splanchnic artery that changed in severity during respiration. This phenomenon may be attributed to: