A comprehensive study of right and left inferior phrenic artery variations in 1000 patients with multidetector computed tomography angiography: an important study for HCC

ConclusionFifty-two different types of variations in the combined origin of the inferior phrenic arteries were described in this study for the first time in the literature. Awareness of the anatomic variations in the IPAs, which is critical for hepatocellular carcinoma origins, may benefit various clinical procedures, such as transcatheter arterial chemoembolization, organ transplantations, laparoscopic surgical procedures, and radiological procedures.
Source: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy - Category: Anatomy Source Type: research