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Background This study was conducted to examine the anatomic variations of the hepatic artery and celiac trunk in an abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography image. Methods This was a hospital-based prospective observational descriptive study conducted among 300 patients undergoing triple phase contrast CT of the abdomen at Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College and Hospital and Research Centre, Pimpri Pune, over a period of six months from September 2020 to August 2022 after obtaining clearance from the institutional ethics committee and written informed consent from the study participants. Results The commonest level of origin of the celiac artery was at the lower border of T12 in 52.67% of individuals. The origin of the celiac artery was most commonly at the level of the median arcuate ligament (61.33%). The mean length of the celiac artery was 1.33 cm ± 0.43 cm (range: from 0.4 cm to 2.40 cm). The mean diameter of the celiac artery was 0.45 cm ± 0.15 cm (range: from 0.2 cm to 0.7 cm). Having three branches was the most common pattern of branching in the celiac artery. In 89% of cases, the right hepatic artery was shown to arise from the common hepatic artery; in 8% of cases, the hepatic artery had an aberrant origin;

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