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A rare variation of the incomplete coeliac trunk
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Abstract
During the routine dissection course, we found a rare variation of the incomplete coeliac trunk in an 87-year-old Korean male cadaver. The left gastric artery, the splenic artery and the hepatomesenteric trunk arose independently from the abdominal aorta. The detailed branching pattern of this case could not be classified by classic classification systems, but belongs to type III’ of Morita’s classification. The accurate embryological knowledge on the arterial variations is important both to anatomists and to clinicians.
Abstract
During the routine dissection course, we found a rare variation of the incomplete coeliac trunk in an 87-year-old Korean male cadaver. The left gastric artery, the splenic artery and the hepatomesenteric trunk arose independently from the abdominal aorta. The detailed branching pattern of this case could not be classified by classic classification systems, but belongs to type III’ of Morita’s classification. The accurate embryological knowledge on the arterial variations is important both to anatomists and to clinicians.
Keywords
arterial variations, coeliac trunk, primitive splanchnic branches
Title
A rare variation of the incomplete coeliac trunk
Journal
Issue
Article type
Case report
Pages
122-124
Published online
2015-09-08
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1283
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905
DOI
10.5603/FM.a2015.0074
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Bibliographic record
Folia Morphol 2016;75(1):122-124.
Keywords
arterial variations
coeliac trunk
primitive splanchnic branches
Authors
J. K. Lee
S. R. Kang
J. Kim
S. P. Yoon