A case of absent celiac trunk: case report and review of the literature

Abstract

We reported one case of absent celiac trunk in a 7 year old girl. She was referred to do computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis to exclude acute appendicitis. On reviewing the images we noticed that the left gastric, splenic, common hepatic, and superior mesenteric arteries were arising independently from the abdominal aorta. Moreover there were 2 aberrant hepatic arteries, one from the left gastric and the other from the superior mesenteric. To our knowledge this pattern was never reported before. Recognition of such variation is important as it may affect several surgical procedures.

Keywords

• Celiac trunk
• Hepatic artery
• Left gastric artery
• Superior mesenteric artery
• Aberrant vessels