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February 28, 2026Diagnostics0 citationsOpen Access

A Rare Variation of Coeliac Trunk Hexafurcation

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GTGeorge TriantafyllouNANikolaos-Achilleas ArkoudisGVGeorgios Velonakis

Key Points

  • To report an unusual variation of the coeliac trunk branching pattern observed in a patient.
  • Computed tomography angiography
  • Identification of vascular branches
  • Three-dimensional reconstruction of vascular morphology
  • The coeliac trunk displayed hexafurcation instead of the typical trifurcation.
  • The branches included the inferior phrenic arteries and the left gastric artery as collateral branches.
  • The findings emphasize the importance of detailed preoperative imaging in surgeries involving vascular structures.

Abstract

We report an incidental finding of a coeliac trunk (CeT) hexafurcation in a 62-year-old female during computed tomography angiography, where the trunk sequentially branches off the left and right inferior phrenic arteries (IPAs) and the left gastric artery (LGA) as collateral branches, before a terminal trifurcation into the common hepatic (CHA), splenic (SA), and dorsal pancreatic (DPA) arteries. While the CeT typically trifurcates, hexafurcation is exceedingly rare. This variation likely stems from the failure of standard regression of primitive splanchnic arteries. The aberrant branches (IPA and DPA) are involved in numerous surgical and interventional procedures. Therefore, this image emphasizes the necessity of high-resolution preoperative imaging and three-dimensional reconstruction to identify complex vascular morphologies

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Triantafyllou et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a288170a974eb0d3c04127https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics16050701
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