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Assessment of the incidence of accessory hepatic arteries: a literature review
Affiliations- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Queen Giovanna-ISUL, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria
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Abstract
Modern medicine is developing towards application of endovascular techniques such as trans-arterial hepatic chemoembolisation. They displace classic open procedures. However, their correct planning and performance depend on the knowledge pre-operative detection of hepatic arterial anatomical variations. The main abnormality that may generate complications during radiological and surgical procedures is occurrence of an accessory hepatic artery. In the present study we propose our own classification of the variability observed in the vessels based on cases reported in the literature. It analyses more types of variations as compared to previous trials. A great advantage of this study is also a description of different pathological and frequently life-threatening conditions associated with hepatic arteries. This study is of value to medical practitioners, e.g. surgeons.
Abstract
Modern medicine is developing towards application of endovascular techniques such as trans-arterial hepatic chemoembolisation. They displace classic open procedures. However, their correct planning and performance depend on the knowledge pre-operative detection of hepatic arterial anatomical variations. The main abnormality that may generate complications during radiological and surgical procedures is occurrence of an accessory hepatic artery. In the present study we propose our own classification of the variability observed in the vessels based on cases reported in the literature. It analyses more types of variations as compared to previous trials. A great advantage of this study is also a description of different pathological and frequently life-threatening conditions associated with hepatic arteries. This study is of value to medical practitioners, e.g. surgeons.
Keywords
accessory hepatic artery, liver vascularisation, aneurysm, morphological variations, hepatic artery, new classification, coeliac trunk, superior mesenteric artery, left hepatic artery, right hepatic artery
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Assessment of the incidence of accessory hepatic arteries: a literature review
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533-543
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2021-08-24
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Folia Morphol 2022;81(3):533-543.
Keywords
accessory hepatic artery
liver vascularisation
aneurysm
morphological variations
hepatic artery
new classification
coeliac trunk
superior mesenteric artery
left hepatic artery
right hepatic artery
Authors
M. Malicki
W. Marcinkowska
G. P. Georgiev
N. Zielinska
Ł. Olewnik
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