Prevention of inadvertent injury to aberrant hepatic artery arising from superior mesenteric artery during laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy

Laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy is a challenging surgical procedure. Presence of aberrant hepatic artery arising from the superior mesenteric artery increases the complexity througout dissection. Herein we propose some important points and tricks that help surgeon avoid an inadverdent injury to aberrant hepatic artery during laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy.