PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Karakose, Mustafa
AU  - Peker, Tuncay
AU  - Gulekon, Nadir
AU  - Yucel, Deniz
AU  - Oktem, Hale
TI  - Numerical variation of the celiac trunk and anatomical variation in origin and course of the dorsal pancreatic artery
DP  - 2006 Aug 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1232--1235
VI  - 27
IP  - 8
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/27/8/1232.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/27/8/1232.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2006 Aug 01; 27
AB  - A numerical anomaly of the celiac trunk and anatomical variation in origin, and course of the dorsal pancreatic artery were encountered during a routine upper abdomen dissection of a 62-year-old male cadaver. The aim of this study was to describe a rare celiac trunk and dorsal pancreatic artery variation in detail, which can be a guide and precaution during operative procedures in this region. The abdominal aorta, its branches and the pancreas were cut and removed just above the celiac trunk and below the superior mesenteric artery to investigate the vascular distribution of the pancreas in detail. The celiac trunk divided into the left gastric, hepatic, splenic, and dorsal pancreatic arteries. The anatomical variation of the celiac trunk and splenic artery makes it vulnerable to iatrogenic surgery. Knowledge of the existing aberrations is important in planning and conducting surgical procedures.