title: Arterial segmentation in the spleen.
abstract: The authors have conducted a corrosion cast study of the human spleen to systematize the branches of the splenic artery and the vascular territories irrigated by them. The existence of two primary divisional or lobar branches of the splenic artery and their respective territories or lobes is confirmed. The secondary or segmental branches and their vascular territories were studied; an average of 6 segmental territories was found. These findings are compared with those reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphologic Sciences and Surgery, School of Medicine, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cortés
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gómez Pellico
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001158:Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002648:Child; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply*; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology*