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The gastrocolic trunk of Henle in pancreatic surgery: an anatomo‐clinical study
Author(s) -
Lange Johan F.,
Koppert Sabine,
Eyck Casper H. J.,
Kazemier Geert,
Kleinrensink GerdJan,
Godschalk Moshe
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of hepato‐biliary‐pancreatic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.63
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1868-6982
pISSN - 0944-1166
DOI - 10.1007/s005340070035
Subject(s) - medicine , trunk , anatomy , pancreas , surgery , biology , ecology
From 37 peroperative and cadaver anatomical investigations, it was concluded that, in contrast to the information in common texts on anatomy and surgery, a venous gastrocolic trunk was observed in only 46% of subjects; a true bipod gastrocolic trunk of Henle was a rare (8%) phenomenon. In this respect, a variate venous anatomy at the inferior border of the neck of the pancreas, as observed in this study, must be taken into account during pancreatic surgery and radiological procedures in the pancreas.