title: Two vascular variations in one patient of the hepatogastric trunk and retro-aortic left renal vein.
abstract: This study reports the case of a 61-year-old man with right upper quadrant pain who underwent abdominal computed tomography examination. A solid lesion originating from the biliary tract was detected on the images. While evaluating the vascular structures, the splenic artery was seen to directly originate from the abdominal aorta. Retro-aortic left renal vein was also seen on computerised tomography. Splenic artery originating from the abdominal aorta is a rare variation. The retro-aortic left renal vein is a malformation characterized by the presence of a vessel that drains the left renal blood up to the inferior vena cava crossing behind the aortic artery. Such anatomical variations are important for surgeons to be aware of.
authors.affiliation: Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Guler
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.affiliation: Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Tugrul
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Yamp İlmaz
authors.affiliation: Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Suat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keskin
authors.affiliation: Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alpay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aramp İbas
authors.affiliation: Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Dondu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Akamp İn
authors.affiliation: Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akcan
authors.affiliation: Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salbacak
keywords: anatomic radiologic study; hepatogastric trunk; retro-aortic left renal vein; variation