Year: 2026 | Month: April | Volume: 16 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 117-121
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20260416
CT Imaging Analysis on Variations of Gastrocolic Trunk of Henle
Ashok C Babu1, Ashish K Samuel2, Danny Jose Titus3, Rinu Pious4
1Assistant Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Believers Church Medical College Hospital, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India.
2Post-graduate resident, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Believers Church Medical College Hospital, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India.
3Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Believers Church Medical College Hospital, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India.
4Assistant Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Believers Church Medical College Hospital, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India.
Corresponding Author: Rinu Pious
ABSTRACT
Introduction: The Gastrocolic Trunk of Henle (GTH) is a crucial venous channel formed by right gastroepiploic vein, anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal vein and veins from the right colon. GTH variations are critical in surgeries involving colon, pancreas, stomach. Our study aims to describe the GTH variations using computed tomography.
Materials and Methods: 462 patients who had undergone CECT abdomen scans for 1 year from January 2025 were enrolled in the study. Images were analysed for GTH and its variations according to the Miyazawa classification, based on the number of colic drainage veins.
Results: In our study, GTH was detected in 92.9% patients with Type 1 being the most common type. The frequencies of different types of GTH in our study were as follows: Type 0 - 9%, Type 1 - 63.6%, Type 2 - 17.5%, Type 3 - 2.59%.
Conclusion: Variability in the anatomy and tributaries of GTH necessitates careful pre-operative assessment of the trunk by imaging so as to improve the surgical outcome.
Key words: Gastrocolic Trunk of Henle (GTH), computed tomography (CT).