left artery of caudate lobe

Caudate lobe branch of left hepatic artery

An artery that branches from the left hepatic artery and supplies the medial portion of the caudate lobe of the liver.

类型 Vessel
身体系统 Endocrine
上级结构 artery
拉丁名称 Caudate lobe branch of left hepatic artery
FMA ID 70455

常见问题

What is the left artery of the caudate lobe?
The left artery of the caudate lobe is a branch of the left hepatic artery that supplies blood to the medial portion of the caudate lobe of the liver (segment I).
Where is the left artery of the caudate lobe located?
The left artery of the caudate lobe arises from the left hepatic artery within the hepatoduodenal ligament and courses posteriorly to supply the medial aspect of the caudate lobe, situated in the posterior liver between the inferior vena cava and the main portal fissure.
What is the function of the left artery of the caudate lobe?
The left artery of the caudate lobe delivers oxygenated blood to the medial portion of the caudate lobe, which has unique venous drainage directly into the inferior vena cava and plays a role in hepatic venous outflow anatomy.
What conditions may be associated with the left artery of the caudate lobe?
The left artery of the caudate lobe is considered in hepatic resection surgery involving the caudate lobe and in liver transplantation. Budd-Chiari syndrome, which affects hepatic venous outflow, may involve the caudate lobe as a region of compensatory hypertrophy.
What does the left artery of the caudate lobe look like?
The left artery of the caudate lobe is a small hepatic arterial branch seen on CT angiography or hepatic angiography arising from the left hepatic artery and directed posteriorly toward the caudate lobe.

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.