Anomalous Course of Accessory Splenic Arteries in Gastrosplenic Ligament: Case Report and Clinico-Embryological Basis

Ramakrishnan, Rajprasath; Viswakumar, Dinesh Kumar; Goriparthi, Bhavani Prasad

doi:10.14712/18059694.2020.31

Acta Medica > Archive > 2020, Vol. 63 > Issue 3 > Anomalous Course of Accessory Splenic…

Acta Med. 2020, 63: 133-136

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2020.31

Anomalous Course of Accessory Splenic Arteries in Gastrosplenic Ligament: Case Report and Clinico-Embryological Basis

Rajprasath Ramakrishnan^a, Dinesh Kumar Viswakumar^b, Bhavani Prasad Goriparthi^a

^aDepartment of Anatomy, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India
^bDepartment of Anatomy, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India

Received January 23, 2020
Accepted June 1, 2020

Accessory splenic arteries in the gastrosplenic ligament constitute one of the extremely sub-component of abdominal vasculature variations and it is imperative to recognize this anomaly while planning for complex surgeries in the supra-colic compartment. We report the case of accessory splenic arteries in an approximately 50-year-old male cadaver encountered during routine educational dissection. One of them arising from left gastroepiploic artery supplies the spleen in addition to splenic artery. Another variant vessel bifurcated to enter greater omentum and anterior pole of spleen, as discrete branches. The anatomical vascular variation, if recognized during the imaging work-ups for elective surgical procedures could avoid potential iatrogenic blood loss.