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Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy 1/2007

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 | 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.
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Metadata
Title
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
Publication date
01-02-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 1/2007
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-006-0159-z

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