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ArticleSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2021

Two novel hepatic arterial variations in a living liver donor detected by multidetector computed tomography angiography.

Elif Gündoğdu, Mahmut Kebapçı

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Article in Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Elif GündoğduDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Meşelik Yerleşkesi, 26480, Eskisehir, Turkey. elif_basbay@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1729-6958
Mahmut KebapçıDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Meşelik Yerleşkesi, 26480, Eskisehir, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2856-9923
Eskişehir Osmangazi University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeConsidering that the knowledge of variations in the hepatic vascular structure is essential for hepatic surgery and liver transplantation, we aimed to present a rare case of the anatomic variation of arterial blood supply to the liver to help prevent complications and choose suitable donors.

methodsWe present a novel variant in this case report (living liver donor), an accessory right hepatic artery (supplying segment 6) originating from the dorsal pancreatic artery and a middle hepatic artery (supplying segment 4) arising from the pancreaticoduodenal artery (first branch of the gastroduodenal artery). Preoperative diagnosis was made using computed tomography angiography (CTA) with multiplanar reformate (MPR) images, curved planar reformate (CPR), maximum intensity projection (MIP) images and three-dimensional volume renderings (3D VR).

resultsTo the best of our knowledge, this is the first case in the English literature describing this type of variation. A search for new donors began since the living liver donor was not suitable due to the very thin segment 4 artery, posing potential risks for the donor and the thin segment 6 artery being a complicating factor for anastomosis.

conclusionsThe preoperative knowledge of liver blood supply has great importance in planning surgery and transplantation. CTA, reformate and reconstruction techniques allow for the evaluation of difficult and complex anatomic variations.

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Anatomic VariationLiving DonorsComputed Tomography AngiographyHepatectomyHepatic ArteryHumansLiverLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedMultidetector Computed TomographyPreoperative PeriodTissue and Organ HarvestingAccesory right hepatic arteryAnatomic variationsLiver transplantationLiving liver donorMiddle hepatic artery

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