Aberrant left hepatic arteries arising from left gastric arteries and their clinical importance
Background: The Aberrant Left Hepatic Artery (ALHA) is replaced when it does not originate
from the hepatic artery proper and it is the only supply to that part of the liver, while an
accessory artery coexists with a normal artery. The aim of this systematic review is to
evaluate the incidence of ALHAs including the one arising from the Left Gastric Artery, also
named Hyrtl's artery.
Methods: A literature search in PubMed, SCOPUS,WOS andGoogle Scholarwas performed. The