Investigation of the Coeliac Trunk Morphometry with Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography

Abstract

Objective: Accurate knowledge of vascular anomalies is critical in surgical interventions, radiology, and organ transplantationprocedures. Vascular variations during these procedures can cause serious complications. This study aimed to evaluate the coeliactrunk (CT) and its branches morphometrically, to examine possible variations with multidetector computed tomographic angiography (MDCTA), and to compare the obtained data with the findings in the literature.Methods: In this study, abdominal MDCTA images of 126 people taken between April 2014 and April 2016 at Necmettin ErbakanUniversity University Meram Medical Faculty Hospital were analyzed retrospectively. Variation and morphometric analysis of CTand its branches were performed. In the morphometric analysis, diameter measurements were made in centimeters (cm) andcompared in terms of sex of the patients. Variation analysis was performed per a useful and simple classification we developedthrough a comprehensive literature review.Results: Diameter measurements of CT (0.73±0.13, p=0.002), splenic artery (0.69±0.1, p=0.0004), common hepatic artery (0.66±0.1,p=0.042), and left gastric artery (0.27±0.11, p=0.0001) were statistically significant in men than in women (p