Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Dec 6, 2019; 7(23): 3980-3989
Published online Dec 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i23.3980
Celiomesenteric trunk: New classification based on multidetector computed tomography angiographic findings and probable embryological mechanisms
Wei Tang, Jing Shi, Lian-Qin Kuang, Shuang-Yue Tang, Yi Wang
Wei Tang, Lian-Qin Kuang, Shuang-Yue Tang, Yi Wang, Department of Radiology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
Wei Tang, Sichuan Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China
Jing Shi, Department of Nursing, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610072, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Tang W and Shi J contributed equally to this work; Wang Y conceived the study; Tang W and Shi J designed the study, performed the data collection and wrote the manuscript; Tang W, Shi J and Kuang LQ contributed to analysis and interpretation of the data; Tang SY contributed to technical or material support; Wang Y obtained funding and revised the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final version of this manuscript.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81671943.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, China.
Informed consent statement: The patients were not required to provide informed consent for the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after the completion of treatment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None of the authors have conflicts of interest that are related to the work submitted for consideration for publication. There are no commercial, personal, intellectual, political or religious interests by any of the authors.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Yi Wang, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 10, Changjiangzhilu Daping, Yuzhong District, Chongqing 400042, China. ywhxl@qq.com
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Received: August 14, 2019
Peer-review started: August 14, 2019
First decision: September 10, 2019
Revised: October 21, 2019
Accepted: November 14, 2019
Article in press: November 14, 2019
Published online: December 6, 2019
Core Tip

Core tip: A new definition and classification system for celiomesenteric trunk (CMT) was created in our study. CMT can be classified into various types according to its variation patterns, origins of left gastric artery and length of single common trunk on multidetector computed tomography angiographic images. CMT is not very rare in these observed patients and has wide-ranging health implications. Dislocation interruption, incomplete interruption and persistence of the longitudinal anastomosis could all be embryological mechanisms of various types of CMT variants.