Normal and variant anatomy of hepatic arteries: angiographic experience.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei)
; 61(1): 17-23, 1998 Jan.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9509687
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Anatomic variation of hepatic arteries is reported to occur in 25-50% of the general population. Knowledge of the existing variations is important in planning and conducting surgical or radiologic procedures in the upper abdomen, such as liver transplantation and transarterial chemo-embolization (TACE).METHODS:
Based on data from 321 patients undergoing upper abdominal arteriography, hepatic artery anatomy was analyzed and classified into three groups (single, double and multiple hepatic arteries at hepatic hilum) according to Suzuki's classification. Each group was subdivided into three types (celiac, mesenteric and mixed types) according to the origin of the hepatic arteries. The variations within each type were recorded.RESULTS:
Two hundred and sixty one patients (68.%) had single hepatic arteries. One hundred and five patients (27.6%) had double hepatic arteries and only fifteen patients had multiple hepatic arteries. All of these variants, including twenty subtypes, were identified.CONCLUSIONS:
This study, based on Suzuki's classification, provides basic data for the anatomic variations of hepatic arteries for the Chinese population in Taiwan.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Hepatic Artery
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei)
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article