Abstract
Background: Surgical treatment of upper mesocolic organs is improved by preoperative diagnosis of anatomical variants of celiac trunk. According to the literature, these anatomical variants are little known in sub-Saharan Africa. Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence of anatomical variants of celiac trunk in relation to its branching. Materials and methods: This was a cross-sectional study of descriptive type. It retrospectively evaluated 160 abdominal contrast enhanced CT-scan, from patients attending Yalgado OUEDRAOGO teaching hospital, from 1 January 2015 to 30 September 2016. Patients with a history of heavy abdominal surgery were excluded. Images obtained by 64-row CT-scan were analyzed for anatomical variants of the celiac trunk. Results: One hundred and twenty-eight patients (80%) had a classic anatomical configuration of celiac trunk, while thirty-two (20%) had at least one anatomical variant. Two anatomical variants were found in fifteen patients (9.4%) while five other patients (3.1%) had more than two variants. The most frequent anatomical variant was the hepato-splenic bifurcation, found in fourteen patients (8, 8%). It was followed by common celiac and mesenteric trunk, and then collateral arteries, in particular left hepatic artery and right lower diaphragmatic artery, each with three patients (1.9%). Conclusion: Anatomical variants related to celiac trunk branching, are as frequent in our study as in the literature. However, the two most common anatomical variants were hepato-splenic bifurcation and common celiac and mesenteric trunk.
Highlights
Celiac trunk is the most important collateral of abdominal aorta with irrigation of vital upper mesocolic organs
Surgical treatment of upper mesocolic organs is improved by preoperative diagnosis of anatomical variants of celiac trunk
Anatomical variants related to celiac trunk branching, are as frequent in our study as in the literature
Summary
Celiac trunk is the most important collateral of abdominal aorta with irrigation of vital upper mesocolic organs. It can be affected by thrombosis, extrinsic compression or tumor invasion [1]. Surgical treatment of these pathologies is improved by preoperative diagnosis of anatomical variants (AVs) of celiac trunk. The most frequent anatomical variant was the hepato-splenic bifurcation, found in fourteen patients (8, 8%) It was followed by common celiac and mesenteric trunk, and collateral arteries, in particular left hepatic artery and right lower diaphragmatic artery, each with three patients (1.9%). The two most common anatomical variants were hepato-splenic bifurcation and common celiac and mesenteric trunk
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