Open AccessUnusual Branching Pattern of the Portal Vein: Its Importance
Author(s) -
Sreedhara B Cheluvashetty,
Vamsidhar Rachapalli
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/29011.10390
Subject(s) - branching (polymer chemistry) , portal vein , medicine , right gastric vein , porta hepatis , anatomy , vein , radiology , surgery , portal venous pressure , portal hypertension , cirrhosis , materials science , composite material
Portal vein anatomy and its branching pattern are of utmost importance for surgical planning of complex liver resections, living donor liver transplant and radiological procedures. The division of the vein at the porta hepatis, into the right and left branches is the most common branching pattern. Various branching variations have been described. We report a previously undescribed branching pattern of the right portal vein, where the segment VII vein arises directly from the left portal vein.