A common celiacomesenteric trunk, and a brief review of the literature

The authors report a rare variation, a common celiacomesenteric trunk, which was observed during routine dissection of an 89-year-old Japanese female cadaver in the laboratory of the Anatomy Department. The trunk gave rise to left gastric, common hepatic, splenic and superior mesenteric arteries. The developmental significance of this variation is discussed with a brief review of the literature.