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- Title
A marginal branch of the left hepatic artery running along the umbilical vein and supplying the anterior surface of the liver left lobe: a report of 5 cases in 12 Japanese human fetuses.
- Authors
Ji Hyun Kim; Hayashi, Shogo; Murakami, Gen; Francisco Rodríguez-Vázquez, José; Hiroshi Abe
- Abstract
In human fetuses, the left hepatic artery (LHA) issues the marginal artery that runs along the umbilical vein and, sometimes, reaches the umbilicus. The further observation demonstrated that, in 5 of 12 Japanese midterm fetuses (crownrump length mm: 46, 50, 54, 59, 102), the marginal artery issued not only a thin umbilical branch but also a liver parenchymal branch that took a posterosuperior recurrent course in a peritoneal fold and supplied the anterior surface of the liver left lobe (segment III). However, in 22 Spanish fetuses of which gestational ages corresponded to the Japanese ones, we did not find the parenchymal branch. Therefore, between human populations, there seemed to be a considerable difference in the incidence as to whether or not the marginal artery issues the liver parenchymal branch. The parenchymal branch might be degenerated at the later stages due to friction between the liver free surface and growing diaphragm.
- Subjects
HEPATIC artery; UMBILICAL veins; FETUS; LIVER; FREE surfaces; GESTATIONAL age; NAVEL
- Publication
Anatomy & Cell Biology, 2023, Vol 56, Issue 4, p579
- ISSN
2093-3665
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5115/acb.23.091