Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2020

Tortuosity and Branches of the Human Splenic Artery

Mala Amrish Jalundhwala

Abstract :

The splenic artery is the largest anch of the celiac trunk. It is remarkable for the extreme tortuosity of its course. To know the anatomy of the tortuosity of the splenic artery and its possible relations with its total number of anches, 61 embalmed cadavers were dissected. The splenic artery was dissected out from the celiac trunk to the splenic hilum. The direct length of the splenic artery–X cm and the curvaceous length of the splenic artery–Y cm from the point of its origin to bifurcation/trifurcation at the splenic hilum was measured in situ using a simple index of tortuosity. The anches of the splenic artery to the pancreas and the stomach were dissected and noted. The correlation coefficient [r] between the total number of anches of the splenic artery and the tortuosity index was found to have a significant relation (p<0.001).

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TORTUOSITY AND BRANCHES OF THE HUMAN SPLENIC ARTERY, Mala Amrish Jalundhwala PARIPEX-INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-6 | June-2020

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