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Arterial segmentation in the spleen

Segmentation artérielle de la rate

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The authors have conducted a corrosion cast study of the human spleen to systematize the branches of the splenic artery and the vascular territories irrigated by them. The existence of two primary divisional or lobar branches of the splenic artery and their respective territories or lobes is confirmed. The secondary or segmental branches and their vascular territories were studied; an average of 6 segmental territories was found. These findings are compared with those reported in the literature.

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Les auteurs ont réalisé une étude par corrosion de la rate de l'homme afin de systématiser les branches de l'artère splénique et leurs territoires. Ils confirment l'existence de 2 branches de premier ordre, ou lobaires, avec leurs territoires respectifs ou lobes. Les branches de second ordre, ou segmentaires, ont également été étudiées avec leur territoire: il existe en moyenne 6 territoires segmentaires. Ces résultats ont été comparés à ceux de la littérature.

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Cortés, J.A., Gómez Pellico, L. Arterial segmentation in the spleen. Surg Radiol Anat 10, 323–332 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02107906

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