Variations in intrahepatic portal vein ramification in humans by 64 slice CT study

Kapil Kumar Malviya; S K Pandey; Ashish Verma; Surendra Kumar Pandey; Anand Mishra

Volume : V, Issue : XI, November - 2016

Variations in intrahepatic portal vein ramification in humans by 64 slice CT study

Kapil Kumar Malviya, S K Pandey, Ashish Verma, Surendra Kumar Pandey, Anand Mishra

Abstract :

Liver transplantation, has become the ultimate solution for liver diseases such as chronic and acute liver failure, primary hepatic malignancy and inborn errors of metabolism therefore surgeons are concentrating on developing and performing live donor liver transplantations (LDLTs). Intra–hepatic portal vein anatomy and their anching has been a major concern for LDLT. In the present study 40 living cases were screened for the intrahepatic anching pattern of the portal vein. Single anching of portal vein was seen in 2 case (5%), bifurcation was seen in 28 cases (70%), trifurcation pattern was seen in 6 cases (15%), whereas in another variation the right posterior anch is the first anch of portal vein and was seen in 3 cases (7.5%). ?e absence of right posterior anch of portal vein was seen in 1 case (2.5%). ?e present study documented the variation in anching pattern of portal vein by 64 slice CT scan.