Three Cases of the Gastrosplenic and the Hepatomesenteric Trunks

Three common branches of the celiac trunk are the left gastric artery, the splenic artery and the common hepatic artery. The variation of the three branches of the celiac trunk has an importance for the arterial supply to the digestive organs of the upper abdomen. in this study, we present three cas...

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Published inOkajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica Vol. 80; no. 4; pp. 71 - 76
Main Authors NAKAMURA, Yoichi, MIYAKI, Takayoshi, HAYASHI, Shogo, IIMURA, Akira, ITOH, Masahiro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Editorial Board of Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica 2003
Subjects
Cadaver
Celiac Artery
Celiac Artery - abnormalities
Celiac Artery - anatomy & histology
Gastrosplenic Trunk
Gross Anatomy
Hepatic Artery - abnormalities
Hepatic Artery - anatomy & histology
Hepatomesenteric Trunk
Humans
Splenic Artery - abnormalities
Splenic Artery - anatomy & histology
Stomach - blood supply
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Summary:Three common branches of the celiac trunk are the left gastric artery, the splenic artery and the common hepatic artery. The variation of the three branches of the celiac trunk has an importance for the arterial supply to the digestive organs of the upper abdomen. in this study, we present three cases of the gastrosplenic and the hepatomesenteric trunks in Japanese cadavers. Especially, in Case 1, the left inferior phrenic artery arose from the gastrosplenic trunk and the left hepatic artery arose from the left gastric artery. in Cases 2 and 3, the common hepatic artery penetrated the pancreatic parenchyma before reaching liver. in Case 3, the right hepatic artery arose from the hepatomesenteric trunk.
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ISSN:0030-154X
1881-1736
DOI:10.2535/ofaj.80.71