TY - JOUR T1 - A rare case of distal one-third of the transverse colon supplied by a branch from splenic artery JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 536 LP - 538 VL - 27 IS - 4 AU - Belgin Bamac AU - Tuncay Colak AU - Ayd?n Ozbek AU - Baris Ozturk Y1 - 2006/04/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/27/4/536.abstract N2 - We observed a rare variation of splenic artery during the routine dissection in the Laboratory of the Anatomy Department. It arose from the splenic artery toward the distal part of transverse colon which typically supplied by the inferior mesenteric artery. Embryologically distal part of the transverse colon is a segment of hindgut. In this case, splenic artery which an artery of foregut supplies an area of hindgut. The knowledge of splenic artery variations has significant importance during surgery of the organs of the upper abdominal region. In this study, we discussed clinical significance and embryological aspects of this anomalous artery. ER -