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Left hepatic artery anatomic variation (diagram)

Case contributed by Craig Hacking
Diagnosis not applicable

aLHA: accessory left hepatic artery

CHA: common hepatic artery

CT: celiac trunk

GDA: gastroduodenal artery

IPDA: inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery

LHA: left hepatic artery

PHA: proper hepatic artery

RGA: right gastric artery

RHA: right hepatic artery

rLHA: replaced left hepatic artery

SA: splenic artery

SMA: superior mesenteric artery

Case Discussion

Normal and anatomic variations of the left hepatic artery.

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