Quadrifurcation of Coeliac Trunk- A Case Report

Authors

  • Rohan A Gawali
  • Ujwal Gajbe
  • Trupti Balwir
  • Sumedha Anjankar
  • Vaibhav Anjankar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v15i2.15050

Keywords:

Coeliac trunk, Quadrifurcation, Replaced right hepatic artery, Liver transplantation, cholecystectomy

Abstract

During routine dissection of a cadaver in the department of anatomy at Seth GS Medical College and KEM
Hospital, we discovered a very rare type of branching pattern of the Coeliac Trunk (CT). The CT measured
3cm in length and was quadrifurcating into replaced right hepatic artery, common hepatic artery, left gastric
artery and splenic artery. The replaced right hepatic artery had unusual course where it ran behind the
portal vein and bile duct to reach the right lobe of liver. Common hepatic artery after giving gastroduodenal
and right gastric artery continued as middle hepatic artery while left hepatic artery originated from left
gastric artery. A complete knowledge of these variations are helpful for hepatobiliary surgeons and also for
radiologists.

Author Biographies

  • Rohan A Gawali

    Assistant Professor

  • Ujwal Gajbe

    Professor

  • Trupti Balwir

    Professor, Datta Meghe Medical College, Nagpur Maharashtra

  • Sumedha Anjankar

    Associate Professor Dept. of Anatomy, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences Sawangi (Meghe) Wardha

  • Vaibhav Anjankar

    Associate Professor Dept. of Anatomy Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical
    Sciences, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha

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Published

2021-03-24

How to Cite

Quadrifurcation of Coeliac Trunk- A Case Report. (2021). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 15(2), 4368-4371. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v15i2.15050