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Variations in the Branching Pattern of the Celiac Trunk in a Kenyan Population
Provedor de dados: International Journal of Morphology
Autores: Mburu,Kimani Stephen; Alexander,Ogeng'o Julius; Hassan,Saidi; Bernard,Ndung'u.
The celiac trunk is the major source of blood supply to the supracolic abdominal compartment. Usually, it branches into the splenic, common hepatic and left gastric arteries to supply this region. It has however been shown to display ethnic variations in its branching pattern. Knowledge of these variations may be important in surgical and radiological procedures around the head of the pancreas. The aim was to illustrate the commonest variations in the branching pattern of the celiac trunk in a Kenyan population. The study was conducted in the Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi. Were collected one hundred twenty three (123) bodies obtained from dissection cadavers and autopsy cases following ethical approval and consent from next of kin....
Tipo: Journal article
Palavras-chave: Celiac; Variations; Kenyans; Artery.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022010000100028