Multiple variations of the abdominal vessels in a single cadaver

Introduction The abdominal aorta begins at 12th thoracic vertebra, and it descends anterior to the lumbar vertebrae, and bifurcates at the 4th lumbal vertebral body. It supplies all the abdominal organs, abdominal walls, gonads, and lower extremity [1]. In the usual vasculature, celiac trunk is divided into three branches: common hepatic artery (CHA), splenic artery (SA), and left gastric artery (LGA). The CHA gives hepatic artery proper (HAP) and gastroduodenal artery. HAP divides into left hepatic branch and right hepatic branch. The renal arteries arise from the side of the aorta, immediately below the superior mesenteric artery. The testicular arteries arise from the front of the aorta, a little below the renal arteries. The left renal vein is longer than the right, and passes in front of the aorta. It receives the left testicular and left inferior phrenic veins [1]. Assessment of the hepatic arterial anatomy is one of significant interest in liver transplantation. Moreover, hepatic vasculature is extremely important in chemotherapy treatment of primary or secondary liver tumors. Injuries to accessory or aberrant hepatic arteries can lead to liver ischemia or necrosis [2, 3]. Good knowledge of the renal vascular variations is essential in case of renal transplantation, renal surgeries, gonadal surgeries, uroradiology, gonadal color Doppler imaging, and in surgeries of aneurysms of abdominal aorta [4]. Therefore, it is very important to know normal anatomy, and their variations of the abdominal vessels.