Variant Arterial Supply of the Descending Colon by the Coeliac Trunk: A Case Report

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Knowledge of arterial variations of the intestines is of great importance in visceral surgery and interventional radiology. Materials and Methods: An unusual variation in the blood supply of the descending colon was observed in a Caucasian female body donor. Results: In this case, the left colic artery that regularly derives from the inferior mesenteric artery supplying the descending colon was instead a branch of the common hepatic artery. Conclusions: Here, we describe the very rare case of an aberrant left colic artery arising from the common hepatic artery in a dissection study.

Keywords

• left colic artery
• aberrant left colic artery
• common hepatic artery
• arterial variations
• mesenteric arteries
• large intestines