Absence of the celiac trunk in a rectal cancer patient: case report

Year 2016, Volume: 10 Issue: 3, 235 - 238, 30.12.2016

Deniz Tihan Sedar Babacan Tuncer Ergin Uygar Teomete Özgür Dandin İlker Kafa

Abstract

Trifurcation of the celiac trunk (CT) was first described by Haller in 1756 and named as ‘Tripus Halleri’. It is found as a normal anatomical feature in 85% of the human population in CT images, and variations are observed for the remaining 15%. The rarest CT variation is the absence of CT which is found in 0.4% of the population. Although agenesis of CT is often asymptomatic, this variation should be considered while planning surgical interventions in the abdomen. Hereby, we report a case of the absence of the CT together with independent origin of the left gastric, splenic and common hepatic arteries from the ventral wall of the abdominal aorta.

Keywords

celiac artery, celiac trunk, variation

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