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