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Novel anatomic variation: heptafurcation of the celiac trunk

Authors: M. C. Rusu, B. A. Manta

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 4/2018

Abstract

We report here anatomic variants which were found during a retrospective study of a male patient, 54 years old, evaluated in computed tomography: heptafurcation of the celiac trunk (CT) and bilateral double renal arteries. The seven branches of the heptafurcated CT were the (1) left and (2) right inferior phrenic arteries, the (3) splenic and (4) left gastric artery, the (5) common hepatic artery, further sending off the (a) proper, continued as left, hepatic artery and (b) the gastroduodenal artery, (6) a replaced right hepatic artery and (7) the dorsal pancreatic artery. To our knowledge, heptafurcation of the CT was not reported previously. The arterial variants have great importance during various surgical and interventional procedures and should be documented prior to respective procedures.

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Title: Novel anatomic variation: heptafurcation of the celiac trunk
Authors: M. C. Rusu
B. A. Manta
Publication date: 01-04-2018
Publisher: Springer Paris
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 4/2018
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-018-1995-3

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