TY - JOUR
T1 - Rare anatomic variation of left gastric artery and right hepatic artery in a female cadaver
AU - Troupis, Theodore
AU - Chatzikokolis, Stamatis
AU - Zachariadis, Michael
AU - Troupis, George
AU - Anagnostopoulou, Sofia
AU - Skandalakis, Panayiotis
PY - 2008/5/31
Y1 - 2008/5/31
N2 - The present report describes a rare case in which the left gastric artery arises directly from the abdominal aorta and the right hepatic artery from the superior mesenteric artery, as observed during the dissection of a female cadaver. The left gastric artery usually rises as one of the three branches of the celiac trunk, which was originally described by Haller in 1756, whereas the right hepatic artery usually originates from the proper hepatic artery. The knowledge of the typical anatomy of the abdominal arteries, and their variations, is especially important due to the numerous interventions performed in the abdominal area.
AB - The present report describes a rare case in which the left gastric artery arises directly from the abdominal aorta and the right hepatic artery from the superior mesenteric artery, as observed during the dissection of a female cadaver. The left gastric artery usually rises as one of the three branches of the celiac trunk, which was originally described by Haller in 1756, whereas the right hepatic artery usually originates from the proper hepatic artery. The knowledge of the typical anatomy of the abdominal arteries, and their variations, is especially important due to the numerous interventions performed in the abdominal area.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 18481502
AN - SCOPUS:44649149035
VL - 74
SP - 430
EP - 432
JO - American Surgeon
JF - American Surgeon
SN - 0003-1348
IS - 5
ER -