KUMJ | VOL. 16 | NO. 4 | ISSUE 64 | OCT.-DEC. 2018

Concurrent Variations of Celiac and Superior Mesenteric Arteries
Satheesha Nayak B, Surekha D Shetty, Srinivasa Rao Sirasanagandla, Naveen Kumar, Swamy Ravindra S, Abhinitha P

Abstract:
Celiac trunk is the first ventral branch of the abdominal aorta. It usually terminates by giving three branches; the common hepatic artery, the left gastric artery and the splenic artery. We report a rare variation of the branching pattern of the celiac trunk. The Celiac trunk divided into two branches; left gastric artery and splenicogastroduodenal trunk. The splenico-gastroduodenal trunk divided into splenic and gastroduodenal arteries. The superior mesenteric artery and hepatic artery took origin from a common hepato-mesenteric trunk. The hepatic artery had a winding course around the portal vein and hepatic duct. The knowledge of these variations is important while doing radiological investigations and liver transplant and pancreatic surgeries.
Keyword : Celiac artery, Gastroduodenal artery, Hepatic artery, Superior mesenteric artery, Splenic artery