Open AccessAberrant common hepatic artery from the left gastric artery and with no connection to the gastroduodenal artery: Risky vascular anomaly in gastrectomy
Author(s) -
Noda Keisuke,
Kobayashi Shinichiro,
Yamashita Mampei,
Hirayama Takanori,
Natsuda Koji,
Tokunaga Takayuki,
Yamanouchi Kosho,
Takeshita Hiroaki,
Kuroki Tamotsu,
Maeda Shigeto
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3679
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroduodenal artery , left gastric artery , common hepatic artery , artery , gastrectomy , celiac artery , radiology , vascular anomaly , cancer
Knowledge of anatomical variations of the celiac axis is important in upper abdominal surgery. Aberrant common hepatic artery originating from the left gastric artery without connecting the gastroduodenal artery is extremely rare. Preoperative vascular anatomy assessment using reconstructions of CT images may be useful for safe surgical procedure.