title: Unusual course of the common hepatic artery originating from the celiac trunk.
abstract: The knowledge of anatomical variations in hepatic artery is of importance to surgeons in planning effective therapeutic strategies for general surgery. Apart from the different source and number variations, the unusual course was also discovered during the angiography and anatomical dissection. The present case report shows a rare case in which the common hepatic artery arising from the celiac trunk, crossed the portal vein, positioning itself at the back of this structure, found in a male patient undergoing distal partial gastrectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Mo Jin
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zong Guang
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged