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01-03-2021 | Pancreatic Surgery | Original Article

Anatomy of peripancreatic arteries and pancreaticoduodenal arterial arcades in the human pancreas: a cadaveric study

Authors: K. Hemanth Kumar, Shallu Garg, Thakur Deen Yadav, Daisy Sahni, Harsimranjit Singh, Rajinder Singh

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 3/2021

Abstract

Introduction

The purpose of this work was to evaluate the arteries supplying the pancreaticoduodenal (PD) complex.

Materials and methods

The study was conducted on 15 fresh enbloc pancreatic specimens by latex injection method which enabled the visualization of the peripancreatic arteries and their minute branches.

Results

The gastroduodenal (GDA), anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal (ASPD), and anterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal (AIPD) artery was found in all the cases, whereas the posterior superior pancreaticoduodenal (PSPD) and posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal (PIPD) artery was present in 93.34% cases. The ASPD artery originated from GDA in all the cases. Two types of variations were observed in the origin of PSPD artery and four types each in the origin of AIPD and PIPD artery. Anatomical and numerical variations were observed in both anterior and posterior arches, posterior arch being absent in 20% cases.

Conclusions

In the present study, an attempt was made to systematically describe the individual arterial configurations of the PD complex. The information provided here has important implications for preoperative planning of technically challenging surgeries and interventions around the pancreatic head.

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Title: Anatomy of peripancreatic arteries and pancreaticoduodenal arterial arcades in the human pancreas: a cadaveric study
Authors: K. Hemanth Kumar
Shallu Garg
Thakur Deen Yadav
Daisy Sahni
Harsimranjit Singh
Rajinder Singh
Publication date: 01-03-2021
Publisher: Springer Paris
Keywords: Pancreatic Surgery
Pancreatic Surgery
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 3/2021
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-020-02632-2

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Anatomy of peripancreatic arteries and pancreaticoduodenal arterial arcades in the human pancreas: a cadaveric study

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Introduction

Materials and methods

Results

Conclusions

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