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01-09-2016 | Anatomic Variations

Right hepatic artery from splenic artery: the four-leaf clover of hepatic surgery

Authors: Francesco Caruso, Daniele Dondossola, Gianluca Fornoni, Lucio Caccamo, Giorgio Rossi

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 7/2016

Abstract

The anatomy of hepatic arteries is one of the most variable. Accurate awareness of all the possible anatomic variations is crucial in the upper GI surgery and especially in liver and pancreas transplantation. The most frequent anatomical variants are: a replaced or accessory right hepatic artery (RHA) from the superior mesenteric artery (6.3–21 %), a replaced or accessory left hepatic artery (LHA) from the left gastric artery (LGA) (3–18 %) or a combination of these two variants (up to 7.4 %). Herein, we describe the case of a 67-year-old cadaveric organ donor who presented a RHA originating from the splenic artery (SA) associated with both a CHA originating from the celiac trunk (CT) and a LHA originating from the LGA.

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Title: Right hepatic artery from splenic artery: the four-leaf clover of hepatic surgery
Authors: Francesco Caruso
Daniele Dondossola
Gianluca Fornoni
Lucio Caccamo
Giorgio Rossi
Publication date: 01-09-2016
Publisher: Springer Paris
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 7/2016
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-016-1617-x

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