Anatomy & Cell Biology

Table 2

Branching pattern of common hepatic artery (n=47)

Normal	Variant
Bifurcation (n=14) M: 12; F: 2	Bifurcation (n=4) M: 3; F: 1	Trifurcation (n=19) M: 14; F: 5			Tetrafurcation (n=10) M: 7; F: 3
		Type I (n=10) M: 7; F: 3	Type II (n=5) M: 4; F: 1	Type III (n=4) M: 3: F: 1	Type I (n=4) M: 3; F: 1	Type II (n=3) M: 2; F: 1	Type III (n =3) M: 2, F: 1
Gastro-duodenal	Gastro-duodenal	Gastro-duodenal	Gastro-duodenal	Gastro-duodenal	Gastro-duodenal	Gastro-duodenal	Gastro-duodenal
		Proper hepatic artery	Right hepatic	Right hepatic	Proper hepatic artery	Proper hepatic artery	Right hepatic
Proper hepatic artery	Right hepatic	Superior pancreatico-duodenal	Common trunk for middle and left hepatic	Left hepatic	Common trunk for supra-duodenal & superior pancreatico-duodenal	Supra-duodenal	Left hepatic
					Pancreatic	Accessory duodenal	Right gastric

M, male; F, female.