Morphometric analysis of the vertebral level of origin of the coeliac trunk and its length

Abstract

Introduction: The advent of minimal invasive surgery, robotic surgeries, radiological procedures and increased frequency of laparoscopic surgeries has made the clinicians to have a good knowledge of asymptomatic vascular anatomic variations. Aim: In this study coeliac trunk (CT) length and its vertebral level of origin was noted and analyzed. Materials and Methods: 45 cadavers (32 male, 13 female) in the department of Anatomy, Bangalore Medical College and Research institute were dissected during 2014-17, data collected analyzed and compared. Results: The average length of CT was 1.5cms ranging between 0.3cm to 2.7cm.6 cadavers measured <1cm, 19 between 1.1 to 1.5 cm, 16 between 1.6 to 2cm, 3 between 2.1 to 2.5cm and only 1 measured >2.6 cm. The level of origin of CT was 26(58%) cadavers at lower border of T12, 13(29%) cadavers between T12 and L1 and only 6(13%) of them at upper border of L1. Conclusion: Morphometric knowledge of CT with its subtypes and variants has become necessary for surgeons and radiologists to do proper preoperative planning in transplantation and tumor resections.