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Anatomical Science International
Published in: Anatomical Science International 2/2013

01-03-2013 | Case report

Right hepatic artery traveling anteriorly to the common bile duct

Authors: Satoru Honma, Wakoto Matsuda, Motoi Kudo

Published in: Anatomical Science International | Issue 2/2013

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Abstract

The topographic relationship between arteries and hepatobiliary ducts can be crucial during cholecystectomy. We observed the right hepatic artery traveling a rare route in a 91-year-old male. The common hepatic artery gave off the left hepatic, the right gastric, the gastroduodenal, and the right hepatic arteries consecutively without forming the proper hepatic artery. The right hepatic artery crossed the common bile duct anteriorly, ascended on the right side of the duct, passed the cystic duct posteriorly, and entered the right lobe of the liver. The so-called 9 o’clock artery running on the right side of the common hepatic and common biliary is reasonably speculated to be the aberrant right hepatic artery as presently shown. Developmental and clinical issues are discussed.
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Metadata
Title
Right hepatic artery traveling anteriorly to the common bile duct
Authors
Satoru Honma
Wakoto Matsuda
Motoi Kudo
Publication date
01-03-2013
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
Anatomical Science International / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 1447-6959
Electronic ISSN: 1447-073X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12565-012-0134-1

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