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Accessory left gastric artery arising from left hepatic artery: angiographic study

1980; American Roentgen Ray Society; Volume: 134; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2214/ajr.134.3.529

1546-3141

Hiroshige Nakamura, Hiroyuki Uchida, C Kuroda, H Yoshioka, Koji Tokunaga, T Kitatani, TOKUYA SATO, H Ohi, Satoshi Hori,

Esophageal and GI Pathology

An accessory left gastric artery may arise from the left hepatic artery and follow a course similar to an intrahepatic artery. In 98 hepatic angiograms an accessory left gastric artery was observed in 14 (14.2%). The site of origin of this artery was from the left hepatic artery proximal to the umbilical point. An esophageal branch was found in 10 cass (71.4%). The possibility of an accessory left gastric artery should be kept in mind during angiography of the left hepatic lobe and gastric fundus. A gastric wall stain in the capillary phase produced by this vessel may mimic a hepatic tumor.