This retrospective study aimed to assess the anatomical variations of hepatic arteries (HAs) in Iranian subjects referred to the Baqiyatallah Hospital (Tehran, Iran) as a reference medical center. The presence of anatomical variations such as hepatic arteries (HA) is approved among different societies. Classification of common patterns and probable variants of HA seems necessary in preoperative precautions of hepatosurgeries. Multidetector computed tomography angiography scans were prepared from the patients referred to the Baqiyatallah Hospital from January 2019 to January 2020. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were assessed, and all patterns of hepatic arterial supply were evaluated in 240 cases based on Michels’ classification of HA. Following the assessment of 240 patients, HA variants with aberrant origin (types of II-VIII) were detected in 55 cases (22.92%). Besides, no patients were reported as types of XI and X variants (n=0). Also, no relationship was found between the HA and gender. Detection of common patterns along with abnormal variations of HA variants is necessary for hepatosurgical procedures. We found that 22.92% of Iranian patients referred to the Baqiyatallah hospital represented HA variation which must be considered in hepatic surgeries.
CT angiographic study of hepatic arteries variants in Iranian subjects
Asgar Moghani1, Fatemeh Azemati2, Amir Abdolmaleki3, Mohammad Rezapour1, Bahman J. Kondori3,4
1 Student Research Committee, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Biology, School of Basic Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases (BRCGL), Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
SUMMARY
Eur. J. Anat.
, 26
(3):
289-
294
(2022)
ISSN 2340-311X (Online)
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