MINI REVIEW article
Front. Surg.
Sec. Visceral Surgery
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1593800
Anatomical Variations of Hepatic Arteries: Implications for Clinical Practice
Provisionally accepted
- Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Variations in hepatic arterial anatomy are highly prevalent, occurring in 45% to 75% of individuals. Understanding hepatic arterial anatomy is critical in optimizing surgical outcomes in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery, transplantation, and interventional radiology. Aberrant arteries are prone to accidental injury during surgery, which may lead to life threatening complications, such as hemorrhage or ischemia. Therefore, a clear understanding of hepatic arterial anatomy is essential for reducing intraoperative risk and improving surgical outcomes. To address this need, the present review provides an overview of hepatic arterial variants according to Michel's classification, aiming to enhance anatomical awareness and contribute to improved procedural planning across disciplines.
Keywords: hepatic arterial variations, Hepatic vasculature, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, interventional radiology, Preoperative imaging
Received: 14 Mar 2025; Accepted: 23 May 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Samuolyte, Luksaite-Lukste and Kvietkauskas. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Austeja Samuolyte, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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