title: Right anterior hepatic artery arising from the superior mesenteric artery: a case report.
abstract: An unusual case of right anterior hepatic artery arising from the superior mesenteric artery is presented in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma. This variation was demonstrated by angiography and computed tomography after transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE). It has not previously been identified in the medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tohkai Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagino
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dohke
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nimura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography