Variable Branching Pattern of The Common
Hepatic Artery And The Celiac Artery
1433-1436
Correspondence
R. Sharmila Saran
Department of Anatomy, Chettinad Hospital And Research
Institute, Chettinad University, Kelambakkam,
Tamil Nadu -603103.
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E-mail.: sharmilasaran@yahoo.co.in
Background: During liver transplantation or any surgical or diagnostic procedures, knowledge of hepatic arterial anatomical is essential. Aim:This present case may provide a valuable information forsurgeons and radiologists to notice an uncommon variation in hepatic artery. Discrimination of normal arterial patterm from the variant is a key for safe and effective surgery.
Methods: During a dissection of a 56 year old female caaver in the subhepatic region,We noticed a different branching pattern of hepatic artey.At the level of T12, the celiac trunk divided into left gastric,splenic,common hepatic artery and left inferior phrenic arteries.The left gastric artery and splenic artery were normal.Seven branches sprouted from common hepatic artery .
Results: Weobserved totally seven branches from the terminal end of common hepatic artery,Of whichfive were hepatic arteries and other two arteries were superior pancreatico duodenal and rightgastroepiploic arteries.Gastrodudenal.right gastric and properhepatic arteries were absent.Embryological basis of these variations were discussed.
Conclusion: It is necessary for Surgeons and radiologists should be aware of possibilities of various anomalous branching pattern.