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Assessment of the incidence of accessory hepatic arteries: literature review
Affiliations- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Queen Giovanna-ISUL, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Abstract
Modern medicine is developing towards application of endovascular techniques such as trans-arterial hepatic chemoembolization. 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 analyzes 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 chemoembolization. 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 analyzes 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 vascularization, aneurysm, morphological variations, hepatic artery, new classification, celiac trunk, superior mesenteric artery, left hepatic artery, right hepatic artery
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Assessment of the incidence of accessory hepatic arteries: literature review
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Review article
Published online
2021-08-24
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DOI
10.5603/FM.a2021.0081
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Keywords
accessory hepatic artery
liver vascularization
aneurysm
morphological variations
hepatic artery
new classification
celiac trunk
superior mesenteric artery
left hepatic artery
right hepatic artery
Authors
M. Malicki
W. Marcinkowska
G. P. Georgiev
N. Zielinska
Ł. Olewnik
