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The right gastroepiploic vein (right gastroomental vein) is a blood vessel that drains blood from the greater curvature and left part of the body of the stomach into the superior mesenteric vein. It runs from left to right along the greater curvature of the stomach between the two layers of the greater omentum, along with the right ...
The right gastroepiploic artery (or right gastro-omental artery) is one of the two terminal branches of the gastroduodenal artery.It runs from right to left along the greater curvature of the stomach, between the layers of the greater omentum, anastomosing with the left gastroepiploic artery, a branch of the splenic artery.
The right gastric vein passes right along the lesser curvature of the stomach to the pylorus. [1] [2] Once there, it joins onto the portal vein before the duodenum.[1] [2] The prepyloric vein is the last connecting branch onto the right gastric vein, marking the end of the stomach, and draining the proximal part of the duodenum.
Blood supply to the stomach: left and right gastric artery, left and right gastro-omental artery and short gastric artery. [ 2 ] The celiac artery and its branches; the liver has been raised, and the lesser omentum and anterior layer of the greater omentum removed.
Tributaries of the superior mesenteric vein drain the small intestine, large intestine, stomach, pancreas and appendix and include: Right gastro-omental vein (also known as the right gastro-epiploic vein) inferior pancreaticoduodenal veins; veins from jejunum; veins from ileum; middle colic vein – drains the transverse colon
The lesser curvature of the stomach forms the upper right or medial border of the stomach. [3] The lesser curvature of the stomach travels between the cardiac and pyloric orifices . It descends as a continuation of the right margin of the esophagus in front of the fibers of the right crus of the diaphragm , and then, turning to the right, it ...
Small intestine may loop through a perforation in the gastrosplenic ligament, ending lateral to the spleen and stomach. [1] This is known as gastrosplenic ligament entrapment , and is usually caused by abdominal trauma . [ 4 ]
Gastroepiploic vein may refer to: Right gastroepiploic vein; Left gastroepiploic vein This page was last edited on 7 ...