title: A rare variation of the coeliac trunk.
abstract: The hepatic, splenic and Left gastric arteries are considered as the "main classic branches" of the coeliac trunk. During the routine dissections in the laboratory of the Anatomy Department in a 62-year-old male cadaver, a rare variation, a coeliacomesenteric trunk was observed. This trunk gave rise to the left gastric, the common hepatic, the splenic, the left gastro-epiploic, the right and left inferior phrenic arteries. The developmental and clinical significance of this anomalous vessel is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, 42080-Konya, Turkey. cicekbasi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Aynur Emine
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Ciçekcibaşi
authors.forename: Ismihan Ilknur
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.forename: Muzaffer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seker
authors.forename: Işik
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tuncer
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Büyükmumcu
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salbacak
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002102:Cadaver; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002447:Celiac Plexus / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008875:Middle Aged