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Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy 5/2006

01-10-2006 | Original Article

Anatomical variations of the hepatic artery: study of 932 cases in liver transplantation

Authors: Siraj Saadaldin Abdullah, Jean-Yves Mabrut, Vincent Garbit, Eric De La Roche, Eric Olagne, Agnès Rode, André Morin, Yves Berthezene, Jacques Baulieux, Christian Ducerf

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 5/2006

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify and to classify anatomical hepatic artery (HA) variations concerning 932 HA dissections in liver transplantation (LT). Normal HA distribution was found in 68.1%. Variations of HA were detected in 31.9% and were divided into three groups describing 48 common hepatic artery (CHA) anomalies, 236 left or right hepatic artery (RHA) anomalies and 13 rare variations including one case of RHA stemmed from the inferior mesenteric artery and one case of normal CHA passed behind the portal vein. The authors propose a modified classification for HA anomalies which are based on the origin of the hepatic arterial supply (either by the CHA as the only source of the arterial vascularization or by additional or replaced right and left arteries) in order to improve management of liver disease thus as in LT.
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Metadata
Title
Anatomical variations of the hepatic artery: study of 932 cases in liver transplantation
Authors
Siraj Saadaldin Abdullah
Jean-Yves Mabrut
Vincent Garbit
Eric De La Roche
Eric Olagne
Agnès Rode
André Morin
Yves Berthezene
Jacques Baulieux
Christian Ducerf
Publication date
01-10-2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 5/2006
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-006-0121-0

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