Gastroduodenal artery
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| Artery: Gastroduodenal artery | |
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| The celiac artery and its branches. | |
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| Branches of the celiac artery. The gastroduodenal artery appears on the left part of the figure and overlays/is anterior to the portal vein. The stomach is raised and inverted - compare with celiac artery branches - stomach in situ. | |
| Latin | a. gastroduodenalis |
| Gray's | subject #154 |
| Supplies | pylorus, proximal duodenum |
| Source | common hepatic artery |
| Branches | gastroepiploic artery, superior pancreaticoduodenal artery |
In anatomy, the gastroduodenal artery is a small blood vessel in the abdomen.
It supplies blood to the pylorus (distal part of the stomach) and the proximal part of the duodenum.
It arises from the common hepatic artery and terminates in a bifurcation, when it splits into the right gastroepiploic artery and the anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery.
[edit] Pathology
The gastroduodenal artery can be the source of a significant gastrointestinal bleed, which may arise as a complication of peptic ulcer disease.
[edit] External links
- Anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery - The Encyclopaedia of Medical Imaging Volume II
- eMedicine med/3566 - "Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Surgical Perspective"
- SUNY Labs 38:03-0207 - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: Contents of the Hepatoduodenal ligament"
- SUNY Anatomy Image 7899
