Left artery of caudate lobe
Arteria sinistra lobi caudati
- Related terms: Artery of caudate lobe
Definition
The left artery of the caudate lobe is a small arterial branch that supplies the caudate lobe (segment I) of the liver and originates from the left hepatic artery or, less commonly, from the middle hepatic artery (medial segmental artery). It is one of the two main caudate arterial branches the other being the right caudate artery, which arises from the right hepatic artery or its segmental branches.
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