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01-02-2007 | Anatomic Variations
Common hepatic artery arising from the left gastric artery: a rare anatomic variation identified on a cadaveric liver donor
Authors:
Pablo Uva, Antonios Arvelakis, Gonzalo Rodriguez-Laiz, Susan Lerner, Sukru Emre, Gabriel Gondolesi
Published in:
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
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Issue 1/2007
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Abstract
Anatomical variations of the arterial supply of the liver are not uncommon. The typical normal “textbook” anatomy of the hepatic artery is found only in approximately half of the cases. Some of the variations such as the presence of a right or left hepatic branch are more common, but other ones are extremely rare. We describe here a rare case in which the common hepatic artery arose from the left gastric artery, found during a cadaveric liver donor harvesting and confirmed with imaging studies. Cases like this one highlight the importance of knowing the hepatic arterial anatomy and the possibility of its numerous variations by the transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon.