A rare variation of the coeliac trunk.
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.
Ciçekcibaşi
Aynur Emine
AE
Department of Anatomy, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, 42080-Konya, Turkey. cicekbasi@yahoo.com
Uysal
Ismihan Ilknur
II
Seker
Muzaffer
M
Tuncer
Işik
I
Büyükmumcu
Mustafa
M
Salbacak
Ahmet
A
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