Hepatosplenic and left hepatogastric trunks as variant arteries of foregut – A case report

Introduction The celiac trunk is the artery of the foregut and normally arises from the abdominal aorta at the level of T12 vertebra. It is about 1-2 cm long and divides into common hepatic; left gastric and splenic arteries. The right and left inferior phrenic arteries normally are lateral branches of abdominal aorta immediately below the aortic hiatus in the diaphragm [1]. There are many variations of the celiac trunk reported in the literature [2;3]. The knowledge of variations in the arterial supply of the gut is necessary for interventional procedures and have important surgical implications. The present study shows new interesting variant foregut arteries; which have not been reported earlier. This would help surgeon to plan treatment and requires interventional evaluation before management.