Absent celiac trunk and unusual arterial anatomy of the upper abdomen: into the deep.
Folia Med (Plovdiv)
; 65(3): 500-507, 2023 Jun 30.
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ABSTRACT
The celiac trunk is the first major branch of the abdominal aorta. It originates from the ventral aspect of the aorta at the level of T12-L1 vertebrae and was originally described as an artery that branches into the common hepatic artery, left gastric artery, and splenic artery. Absence of the celiac trunk and origin of the three arteries separately from the aorta is a rare entity that is reported in 0.38% to 2.6% of cases. It is even more uncommon that this variation can be accompanied by other vascular variations of the upper abdomen as accessory arteries to the liver, stomach, and pancreas. These cases arise during embryogenesis due to decreased arterial degeneration combined with decreased arterial fusion, which results in the anatomical variations present in the current case. Complex arterial variations are both a risk for iatrogenic injury during surgical procedures and beneficial during endovascular supply as they may provide additional access for embolization and chemotherapy.
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Aorta Abdominal
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Artéria Celíaca
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