Variations in Hepatic Artery in Human Cadavers and its Importance in Surgery: A Prospective Study

ABSTRACT

Aim: The anatomical knowledge of the human body dates back to 500 years before Christ (BC) in Southern Italy with Alcmaeonof Crotona, who performed the first dissections, even in animals. In the 3rd century BC, the study of anatomy had advancedconsiderably in Alexandria and many discoveries made that there can be attributed to Herophilus and Erasistratus, the first toperform systematic human dissections.Materials and Methods: A prospective observational study involving cadavers undergoing postmortem examination in theDepartment of Forensic Medicine in conjunction with the Department of General Surgery at Gajra Raja Medical College andJ A Group of Hospital, on cadavers undergoing postmortem examination in the Department of Forensic Medicine betweenApril 2017 and April 2018. It is a prospective observational study comprising 30 patients in each group.Conclusion: Hence, in our study, maximum patients of Michels Type I were male (n=−16) followed by female (n=13), whereaspatients with Michels Type III, one patient was male and another was female.