Bifid pancreas tail and superior horizontal pancreatic artery of Popova: an unusual duet

Abstract

Anomalies and variants of development of the pancreas are relatively frequent. Bifid pancreas tail is a rare developmental variant an there are only a few case descriptions in the literature. There were also no reports of significant vascular variations associated with bifid pancreas tail. We present a case of a bifid pancreas tail associated with superior horizontal pancreatic artery of Popova encountered during an anatomical dissection of a 64 years old male cadaver with a detailed analysis of the vascularization of the gland and its ductal system morphology.

Keywords

• bifid pancreas tail
• superior horizontal pancreatic artery of Popova
• pancreas blood supply