Hepatic branches of anterior vagal trunk

The hepatic branches of anterior vagal trunk are branches of the anterior vagal trunk that provide parasympathetic innervation the liver,[1][2]: 499  and gallbladder.[2]: 266  Each anterior vagal trunk (which is sometimes doubled or tripled) issues 1-2 hepatic branches which run in the superior part of the omentum minus to join the hepatic (nervous) plexus[2]: 250–252  before proceeding to the porta hepatis.[2]: 262 

Hepatic branches of anterior vagal trunk
Details
Fromanterior vagal trunk
Identifiers
Latinrami hepatici trunci vagalis anterioris,
rami hepatici nervi vagi
TA98A14.2.01.177
TA26677
FMA6666
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

Clinical significance

Selective vagotomy of the anterior vagal trunk can be performed distal to the hepatic branch (in conjunction with sectioning the posterior vagal trunk distal to its coeliac branches) to curb gastric secretion, however, this often results in gastric stasis (to avoid this complication, a highly selective vagotomy that sections only branches to the gastric fundus and body may be performed instead).[2]: 252 

References
  1. Netter, Frank H. (2006). Atlas of Human Anatomy : With netteranatomy.com (Netter Basic Science). Philadelphia: Saunders. p. 320. ISBN 1-4160-3385-8.
  2. Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). 2011. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.


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