Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
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Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
Case Report

Absence of the celiac trunk and trifurcation of the common hepatic artery: a case report

Ausência de tronco celíaco e trifurcação da artéria hepática comum: relato de caso

Satheesha Nayak Badagabettu, Ashwini Aithal Padur, Naveen Kumar, Deepthinath Reghunathan

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Abstract

Anatomical variations of the celiac trunk and its branches are particularly important from a surgical perspective due to their relationships with surrounding structures. We report here a particularly rare variant involving absence of the celiac trunk in association with trifurcation of the common hepatic artery. These variations were found in an adult male cadaver. We perform a review of the literature and discuss the clinical and embryological significance of these variations. Recognition of celiac trunk and hepatic artery variations is of utmost importance to surgeons and radiologists because multiple variations can lead to undue complications.

Keywords

celiac trunk; common hepatic artery; gastric arteries; splenic artery; variation

Resumo

As variações anatômicas do tronco celíaco e seus ramos são particularmente importantes do ponto de vista cirúrgico devido a sua relação com as estruturas adjacentes. Nós descrevemos aqui uma variante particularmente rara envolvendo ausência do tronco celíaco associada a trifurcação da artéria hepática comum. Essas variações foram observadas no cadáver de um adulto do sexo masculino. Neste artigo revisamos a literatura e discutimos a significância clínica e embriológica dessas variações. O reconhecimento das variações do tronco celíaco e da artéria hepática é extremamente importante para cirurgiões e radiologistas uma vez que variações múltiplas podem levar a complicações inesperadas.

Palavras-chave

tronco celíaco; artéria hepática comum; artérias gástricas; artéria esplênica; variação.

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