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The left gastroepiploic artery (or left gastro-omental artery), the largest branch of the splenic artery, runs from left to right about a finger's breadth or more from the greater curvature of the stomach, between the layers of the greater omentum, and anastomoses with the right gastroepiploic (a branch of the right gastro-duodenal artery originating from the hepatic branch of the coeliac trunk).
A diagram showing the arterial blood supply to the stomach and the spleen. ... Gastro-omental --> Gastroepiploic: 08:55, 27 March 2008 ... Left gastric artery;
In terms of disease, the left gastric artery may be involved in peptic ulcer disease: if an ulcer erodes through the stomach mucosa into a branch of the artery, this can cause massive blood loss into the stomach, which may result in such symptoms as hematemesis or melaena.
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Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... move to sidebar hide. Gastro-omental artery may refer to: Left gastro-omental artery; Right gastro-omental artery ...
left gastric artery. hepatic branch; oesophageal branch; common hepatic artery. proper hepatic artery. Terminal branches right hepatic artery. Cystic artery; left hepatic artery; right gastric artery; gastroduodenal artery. right gastro-omental artery; superior pancreaticoduodenal artery; splenic artery. dorsal pancreatic artery; short gastric ...
The common carotid artery. The external carotid artery; The triangles of the neck; The internal carotid artery; The arteries of the brain; The arteries of the upper extremity The subclavian artery; The axilla. The axillary artery; The brachial artery; The radial artery; The ulnar artery; The arteries of the trunk The descending aorta. The ...
The left gastroepiploic vein (left gastro-omental vein) receives branches from the antero-superior and postero-inferior surfaces of the stomach and from the greater omentum; it runs from right to left along the greater curvature of the stomach and ends in the commencement of the splenic vein.