Accessory blood supply to the liver from the dorsal pancreatic artery: an unusual anatomic variant.
A case of an accessory hepatic artery from the dorsal pancreatic artery is illustrated. A discussion of anatomic variations and embryology of the arterial blood supply to the liver from the celiac axis and aberrant blood supply from other vessels is presented with a consideration of the surgical and diagnostic significance of anatomic variance.
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000098:blood supply*; D011859:Radiography