The right hepatic artery and left hepatic artery arise from the celiac trunk, a anatomical variation of hepatic arterial systems

ABSTRACT

The author reported two cases of the variation of the hepatic arterial system through legal examination in ViÖt §øc hospital. Righ hepatic artery and left hepatic artery arise from the celiac trunk with splenic artery and left gastric artery. We emphasized that the right hepatic artery runs up, to right and behind the common bile duct and portal vein. Cystic artery is from anterior artery of the right hepatic artery. The authors also reviewed the variations of the hepatic arterial system in general and emphasized that the treat successfully the hepatic diseases should concern to the hepatic arterial system.