Variations in the Configuration of the Celiac Trunk Among South Africans: Clinical Relevance

SUMMARY: The celiac trunk is the first major unpaired branch of the abdominal aorta found at the twelfth vertebral level (T12). It gives off branches supplying the spleen, liver and the stomach. However, the branching patterns of the celiac trunk tend to vary by population throughout the world. We s...

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Autores principales:	Pillay,Diana, Nischk,Shaun Dieter, Ndou,Robert
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2020
Materias:	Celiac trunk Splenogastric Hepatosplenic Abdominal aorta Superior mesenteric
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0717-950220200006016622020-10-30Variations in the Configuration of the Celiac Trunk Among South Africans: Clinical RelevancePillay,DianaNischk,Shaun DieterNdou,Robert Celiac trunk Splenogastric Hepatosplenic Abdominal aorta Superior mesenteric SUMMARY: The celiac trunk is the first major unpaired branch of the abdominal aorta found at the twelfth vertebral level (T12). It gives off branches supplying the spleen, liver and the stomach. However, the branching patterns of the celiac trunk tend to vary by population throughout the world. We sought to investigate the branching patterns of the celiac trunk in a South African Caucasian sample. The celiac trunk was assessed by visual observation in 66 dissected bodies comprised of both males (n= 30) and females (n=36). These samples were obtained at the School of Anatomical Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. The celiac trunk arose directly from the abdominal aorta in all cases, with none connected to the superior mesenteric artery. We observed celiac trunk trifurcation in 84.84 % of the sample, although a celiac trunk with four branches was observed in 10.61 %. Bifurcation into the common hepatic and splenic arteries forming a hepatosplenic trunk (2 females) or into the left gastric artery and splenic artery forming a splenogastric trunk (1 male) was also observed. The results are largely comparable with other studies in Caucasians, showing a high rate of celiac trunk trifurcation (above 75 %). Our sample exhibited fewer variations than reported in previous studies worldwide. Therefore, a larger study with more samples may be required in the future to ascertain all the existing celiac trunk branching patterns in the South African Caucasian population.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de AnatomíaInternational Journal of Morphology v.38 n.6 20202020-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022020000601662en10.4067/S0717-95022020000601662
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spellingShingle	Celiac trunk Splenogastric Hepatosplenic Abdominal aorta Superior mesenteric Pillay,Diana Nischk,Shaun Dieter Ndou,Robert Variations in the Configuration of the Celiac Trunk Among South Africans: Clinical Relevance
description	SUMMARY: The celiac trunk is the first major unpaired branch of the abdominal aorta found at the twelfth vertebral level (T12). It gives off branches supplying the spleen, liver and the stomach. However, the branching patterns of the celiac trunk tend to vary by population throughout the world. We sought to investigate the branching patterns of the celiac trunk in a South African Caucasian sample. The celiac trunk was assessed by visual observation in 66 dissected bodies comprised of both males (n= 30) and females (n=36). These samples were obtained at the School of Anatomical Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. The celiac trunk arose directly from the abdominal aorta in all cases, with none connected to the superior mesenteric artery. We observed celiac trunk trifurcation in 84.84 % of the sample, although a celiac trunk with four branches was observed in 10.61 %. Bifurcation into the common hepatic and splenic arteries forming a hepatosplenic trunk (2 females) or into the left gastric artery and splenic artery forming a splenogastric trunk (1 male) was also observed. The results are largely comparable with other studies in Caucasians, showing a high rate of celiac trunk trifurcation (above 75 %). Our sample exhibited fewer variations than reported in previous studies worldwide. Therefore, a larger study with more samples may be required in the future to ascertain all the existing celiac trunk branching patterns in the South African Caucasian population.
author	Pillay,Diana Nischk,Shaun Dieter Ndou,Robert
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title	Variations in the Configuration of the Celiac Trunk Among South Africans: Clinical Relevance
title_short	Variations in the Configuration of the Celiac Trunk Among South Africans: Clinical Relevance
title_full	Variations in the Configuration of the Celiac Trunk Among South Africans: Clinical Relevance
title_fullStr	Variations in the Configuration of the Celiac Trunk Among South Africans: Clinical Relevance
title_full_unstemmed	Variations in the Configuration of the Celiac Trunk Among South Africans: Clinical Relevance
title_sort	variations in the configuration of the celiac trunk among south africans: clinical relevance
publisher	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
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Variations in the Configuration of the Celiac Trunk Among South Africans: Clinical Relevance

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