Abstract:
Introduction. The splenic vessels, particularly the arteries are important during scheduled and
urgent surgical procedures on immunocompetent organs. The problem has grown strongly since the
introduction of organ sparing procedures during surgical treatments of diseases and traumas. The exact
knowledge of splenic artery topography and its branching patterns is essencial in modern surgery.
Materials and methods. The study was performed on spleens of deceased patients whose cause
of death didn’t affect the organ and its vascular supply. The topography and branching patterns of splenic
artery was studied during anatomical dissection of 18 spleens.
Discussion results. The topography of the splenic arteries was studied on different organ complexes. The artery had a sinous course in 11 cases (60,5%) and straight in 7 cases (39,5%). One polar artery in the hilum region was encountered in 6 cases. Two polar arteries were encountered in one case. The splenic artery branched in twoarteries in 6 cases 33,2%), in three arteries in 6 case (33,2%), in 4 arteries in 2 cases (11,3%) and in 5 arteries in 1 case (5,6%). In 3 cases the artery entered the hilum without branching (16,7%).
Conclusion.We demonstrated that splenic artery most often has a sinous course – 60,5% of cases
and in 39,5% of cases has a straight course. In the majority of cases the artery branches in the hilum
region in 2 and 3 arteries (33,2%, respectively).
Description:
Department of Anatomy, Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, The 6th International Medical Congress for Students and Young Doctors
