We describe a rare variation in the origin of gastroduodenal artery from celiac trunk during routine educational dissection of a 50-year-old male cadaver of Asian origin in our department of Anatomy. Celiac trunk apart from its usual three branches, the left gastric artery, common hepatic artery and splenic artery also gave origin to the gastroduodenal artery in the present case (Figure 1). The...

INTRODUCTION Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization has been widely used to treat advanced hepatocellular carcinoma that cannot be treated by local ablation therapies or surgical resection. The effectiveness of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization in prolonging survival has been well established, and approximately one third of newly discovered hepatocellular carcinoma patients were repeat...

A very uncommon complication of acute cholecystitis is the development of a pseudoaneurysm in an arterial branch of the hepatic artery. We report a rare case of a patient with acute cholecystitis who presented with a pseudoaneurysm of the right anterior hepatic artery complicated by necrosis of the bile duct and hepatic infarction. A 70-year-old woman attended the emergency department with an u...

We describe a 58 year old woman who had an aneurysm involving the common hepatic artery, the right and left hepatic arteries and the cystic artery which had ruptured into the liver. It was successfully treated by proximal ligation. The features and management of hepatic artery aneurysm are discussed.

Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by vascular dysplasia. Hepatic Vascular Malformations (VMs) range from small telangiectases to significant shunting. Here we report two cases of HHT. Case 1 had diffuse ectasia the hepatic artery along its intrahepatic and extrahepatic course with a arterial aneurysm. 2 presented ileal telangiectases. K...

The increased use of interventional procedures and laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the management of hepatobiliary disorders is associated with an increased incidence of hemobilia and hepatic artery aneurysm. Here we report a case of hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm associated with a plastic biliary stent. Multiple factors were involved in the formation of the hepatic artery aneurysm (HAA) and it ...

In the classic description of hepatic arterial supply, the common hepatic artery originates from the coeliac trunk. However, there are numerous variations to this classic pattern. We report a rare variant pattern of hepatic arterial supply and discuss the clinical significance of this variation.

Right hepatic artery (RHA) is a branch of the common artery; however, there are cases documented in literature showing anatomical variations. Accessory RHA an incidental finding during hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery. This should be identified, carefully separated, preserved these surgeries. We encounter variation while doing Whipple’s procedure 61-year-old patient diagnosed with carcinoma...

It should be expected that the hepatic blood flow increase in the cases with liver metastasis. We aimed to find out if there is a correlation between Doppler parameters and hepatic metabolic activity in oncology patients. 35 patients with hepatic metastases who were identified by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scan and assessed with Doppler ultrasound were included in this ...

An intact hepatic artery is the gateway to successful hepato-biliary surgery. Introduction of laproscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has stimulated a renewed interest in the anatomy of hepatic artery. In this case report we have highlighted importance of variations of right hepatic artery in terms of origin and course We present a rare asymptomatic case of liver atrophy due to an intraoperative lesio...