title: Rare variations in the Origin, Branching Pattern and Course of the Celiac Trunk: Report of Two Cases.
abstract: Multiple anomalies in the celiac arterial system presents as rare vascular malformations, depicting deviations of the normal vascular developmental pattern. We found a common left gastro-phrenic trunk and a hepato-spleno-mesenteric trunk arising separately from the abdominal aorta in one cadaver. We also found a common hepatic artery and a gastro-splenic trunk arising individually from the abdominal aorta in another cadaver. Even though many variations in the celiac trunk have been described earlier, the complex variations described here are not mentioned and classified by earlier literature. Knowledge of such variations has significance in the surgical and invasive arterial radiological procedures in the upper abdomen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal-576104, India.
authors.forename: Lokadolalu Chandracharya
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Prasanna
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal-576104, India.
authors.forename: Rohini
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alva
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal-576104, India.
authors.forename: Guruprasad Kaltur
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Sneha
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal-576104, India.
authors.forename: Kumar M R
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Bhat
keywords: celiac artery; common hepatic artery; superior mesenteric artery; variations