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Gastroduodenal artery
Introduction
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.
Pathology
Pathology
The gastroduodenal artery can be the source of a significant gastrointestinal bleed, which may arise as a complication of peptic ulcer disease.
External links
External links
- Template:Medcyclopaedia
- med/3566 at eMedicine – “Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Surgical Perspective”
- Template:SUNYAnatomyLabs – “Stomach, Spleen and Liver: Contents of the Hepatoduodenal ligament“
- Template:SUNYAnatomyImage
- Template:NormanAnatomy
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