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. 2017 Jan-Mar;30(1):35–37. doi: 10.1590/0102-6720201700010010

TABLE 2. Changes found in hepatic arterial anatomy.

Anatomical variations n % Michels classification Hiatt classification
RHA branch SMA 27 5.63 Type III Type III
LHA branch LGA 13 2.71 Type II Type II
Hepatomesenteric trunk 5 1.04 ---------- --------
RHA branch SMA+LHA branch LGA 4 0.83 Type IV Type IV
LHA accessory branch LGA 3 0.62 TypeV Type II
RHA accessory branch SMA 2 0.4 Type VI TypeIII
LHA aorta branch 1 0.2 ---------- ----------
LHA aorta branch + RHA branch SMA 1 0.2 ---------- ----------
LHA and RHA branch SMA 1 0.2 ---------- ----------
LHA branch CHA, absence of RHA 1 0.2 ---------- ----------
CHA branch of LGA 1 0.2 ---------- ----------
LHA aorta branch to branch in LGA and SMA 1 0.2 ---------- ----------
RHA bifurcated, absence of LHA 1 0.2 ---------- ----------
Confluence of PHA with RGA 1 0.2 ---------- ----------
Three hepatic arteries from aorta 1 0.2 ---------- ----------

RHA=right hepatic artery; LHA=left hepatic artery; SMA=superior mesenteric artery; LGA=left gastric artery; RGA=right gastric artery; CHA=common hepatic artery; PHA=proper hepatic artery