A CONTRIBUTION TO THE TYPES OF BRANCHING AND ANASTOMOSES OF THE SPLENIC ARTERY IN HUMAN SPLEEN

The authors observed in 60 human spleens the course of the splenic artery in the splenic hilus and branching of segmentalbranches in the spleen. Specimens of blood vessels and casts showed two extreme types of segmental branches enteringthe splenic parenchyma: 1. Vertical type and 2. subcapsular type. The authors also studied the occurence of anastomosesberween the individual branches of the splenic artery and recognized three types of them: 1. hilar – extraparenchymatous,2. intraparenchymatous and 3. subcapsular.