Review Article

Variations of Gastrocolic Trunk of Henle and Its Significance in Gastrocolic Surgery

Table 1

Variations of Henle’s trunk identified by autopsy and vascular casting.

AuthorYearCase ()Frequency, (%)Type (%)

Yamaguchi et al. [3]20024040/58 (69.0)RGEV + ASPDV + RCV (25.0)
RGEV + ASPDV + RCV + aMCV (2.5)
RGEV + ASPDV + MCV (17.5)
RGEV + ASPDV + aMCV (55.0)

Ignjatovic et al. [4]20041010/10 (100.0)RGEV + ASPDV + aMCV (90.0)
RGEV + ASPDV + MCV (10.0)

Jin et al. [5]200688/9 (88.9)RGEV + ASPDV + SRCV (37.5)
RGEV + ASPDV + SRCV + RCV (50.0)
RGEV + ASPDV + SRCV + RCV + MCV (12.5)

Ignjatovic et al. [6]20103434/42 (81.0)RGEV + SRCV (26.5)
RGEV + SRCV + ASPDV or AIPDV (73.5)

RCV = right colic vein; MCV = middle colic vein; aMCV = accessory middle colic vein; SRCV = superior right colic vein; ASPDV = anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal vein; RGEV = right gastroepiploic vein; AIPDV = anterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal vein.