Presentation
Incidental finding in a patient with colon cancer.
Patient Data
Age: 70-75 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Splenomesenteric trunk (normal variant)
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The hepatic artery originates directly from the aorta and an aberrant splenic artery originates from a splenomesentric trunk (normal variant).
Case Discussion
- hepatic artery originates directly from aorta in 2%
- an aberrant splenic artery orginates from a splenomesentric trunk as a normal variant, and occurs in <1% of cases