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01.05.2013 | GI Image
Aberrant Right Hepatic Artery with a Prepancreatic Course Visualized Prior to Pancreaticoduodenectomy
verfasst von:
A. Venara, O. Pittet, T. L. Lu, N. Demartines, N. Halkic
Erschienen in:
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
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Ausgabe 5/2013
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Abstract
Liver vascularization is known to present with several different variations. Generally, a normal vascular anatomy is reported in up to 50–80 % of cases. For this reason, a precise preoperative mapping of the hepatic vascularization prior to pancreatic surgery is essential to avoid injuries and subsequent complications. We report here a case of a young patient scheduled for Whipple procedure, who presented an arterial pattern type Michels IV, variation reported in 0.6 to 3 % in the literature. Another interesting particularity of this case was the fact that the right hepatic artery had a prepancreatic course. We think that every surgeon performing hepatopancreatic surgery should have heard of this special and rare situation.