title: Anatomical variations of the hepatic portal vein associated with incomplete celiac trunk.
abstract: An association of two anatomical variations was revealed in a 65-year-old male cadaver: the first variation concerns the forming of the trunk of the hepatic portal vein, while the second concerns the branches of the celiac trunk. In this case, the inferior and superior mesenteric veins form a common trunk that is further united with the splenic vein and gives rise to the hepatic portal vein. At the same time, the existence of an incomplete (branched) celiac trunk was revealed, the hepatosplenic trunk from which the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery arise; the left gastric artery arises separately at 0.5 cm superolaterally from the origin of the celiac trunk. Familiarity with this anatomical variation provides useful information for abdominal surgery procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania. dzahoi@umft.ro
authors.forename: Dorina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sztika
authors.forename: Delia Elena
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Zăhoi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Motoc
authors.forename: Mioara
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Farca Ureche
authors.forename: Ecaterina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dăescu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000473:pathology*