Abstract:The Arc of Buhler is a vascular variant describing a persistent remnant of the embryologic ventral anastomosis between the celiac trunk (CT) and superior mesenteric artery (SMA). Prevalence of the Arc of Buhler is estimated to be 3% of the population with only half of those cases being hemodynamically active, invariably reported in the context of CT stenosis. We encountered a case of 1) an abnormally large and tortuous pancreaticoduodenal arcade 2) a large and tortuous Arc of Buhler in the absence of celiac ax… Show more
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