Open AccessStudy of Normal Branching Pattern of the Coeliac Trunk and its Variations Using CT Angiography
Author(s) -
Lakshana Selvaraj,
Indumathi Sundaramurthi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/12593.6523
Subject(s) - trunk , medicine , angiography , superior mesenteric artery , left gastric artery , radiology , abdominal aorta , aorta , asymptomatic , artery , celiac artery , anatomy , surgery , ecology , biology
Blood vessel anomalies are always interesting from embryological view and of considerable significance from a clinical or a surgical standpoint. Vascular anomalies are usually asymptomatic; they may cause problems in patients undergoing diagnostic angiography or any operative procedure. The length and course of the coeliac artery are variable and its branches frequently arise separately from the main trunk. Several other branches may additionally arise from the coeliac trunk, for example, inferior phrenic arteries, the dorsal pancreatic artery, and the middle colic artery.