Publication: Concurrent Variations of Celiac and Superior Mesenteric Arteries
Date
2018
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Publisher
Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Celiac trunk is the first ventral branch of the abdominal aorta. It usually terminates
by giving three branches; the common hepatic artery, the left gastric artery and
the splenic artery. We report a rare variation of the branching pattern of the celiac
trunk. The Celiac trunk divided into two branches; left gastric artery and splenico-
gastroduodenal trunk. The splenico-gastroduodenal trunk divided into splenic
and gastroduodenal arteries. The superior mesenteric artery and hepatic artery
took origin from a common hepato-mesenteric trunk. The hepatic artery had a
winding course around the portal vein and hepatic duct. The knowledge of these
variations is important while doing radiological investigations and liver transplant
and pancreatic surgeries.
KEY WORDS
Celiac artery, Gastroduodenal artery, Hepatic artery, Superior mesenteric artery,
Splenic artery
Description
Satheesha Nayak B,1 Surekha D Shetty,1 Sirasanagandla SR,2 Naveen Kumar,1 Swamy Ravindra S,1 Abhinitha P1
1Department of Anatomy
Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus),
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Madhav Nagar,
Manipal, Karnataka State, India.
2Department of Human and Clinical Anatomy,
College of Medicine and Health Sciences,
Sultan Qaboos University,
Al Khoudh 123, Muscat, Oman
Keywords
Celiac artery, Gastroduodenal artery, Hepatic artery, Superior mesenteric artery, Splenic artery