Preservation of an Aberrant Left Hepatic Artery During Toupet Fundoplication

An extremely uncommon variation of left hepatic artery around the esophagus: a case report

“…Therefore, a surgeon must precisely identify all the extrahepatic arteries during liver harvest to prevent injuries that might result in compromised complete arterialization of the graft (4). Liver transplant surgeons, general surgeons, and interventional radiologists – who plan and perform surgical and radiological procedures in the upper abdomen – should be aware of the wide range of arterial variations in this region (4, 18–21). Neglecting this might result in compromised blood flow to the liver or other organs and could be catastrophic in some cases (2–22).…”