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The third time is the charm--anastomosis between the celiac trunk and the left colic artery

Bojan V Stimec1, Sylvain Terraz, Jean H D Fasel

  • 1Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cellular Physiology and Metabolism, Anatomy Sector, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. bojan.stimec@unige.ch

Clinical Anatomy (New York, N.Y.)
|February 16, 2011
PubMed

Insights

A rare abdominal vascular variation was found in a 58-year-old woman, featuring an unusual vessel connecting the celiac trunk and left colic artery. This anatomical anomaly, explained by embryological development, impacts radiological interpretation and surgical planning.

Area of Science:

  • Vascular anatomy
  • Embryology
  • Radiology

Background:

  • Anatomical variations in abdominal vasculature are crucial for clinical practice.
  • Understanding embryological origins aids in explaining aberrant vessel formation.

Observation:

  • A multidetector computed tomography angiogram identified an atypical anastomotic vessel.
  • This vessel connected the celiac trunk stem to the left colic artery.

Findings:

  • The aberrant artery supplied the left colon and the pancreatic body and tail.
  • An embryological explanation, the longitudinal ventral anastomosis, is proposed for its development.

Implications:

  • This vascular anomaly may complicate radiological assessments of the abdomen.
  • Surgical interventions involving the aorta, left colon, or pancreas could be affected by this variation.

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