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Greater pancreatic artery
| Artery: Greater pancreatic artery |
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| Branches of the celiac artery. |
| Latin |
arteria pancreatica magna |
| Gray's |
subject #154 606 |
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splenic artery |
| Dorlands/Elsevier |
a_61/12155388 |
In human anatomy, the arteria pancreatica magna, also great pancreatic artery and greater pancreatic artery, is the largest blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the pancreas and arises from the splenic artery.[1]
Pathology
The arteria pancreatica magna can rupture as a complication of chronic pancreatitis.[2] If this very rare event happens it is often fatal.[3]
References
- ^ Stedman's Medical Dictionary. URL: http://www.emedicine.com/asp/dictionary.asp?keyword=greater+pancreatic+artery. Accessed on March 22, 2006.
- ^ Salmassi S. Pancreatica magna aneurysm: rupture into the pancreatic duct. South Med J. 1983 Dec;76(12):1565-7. PMID 6606231.
- ^ Lunetta P, Penttila A, Salovaara R, Sajantila A. Sudden death due to rupture of the arteria pancreatica magna: a complication of an immature pseudocyst in chronic pancreatitis. Int J Legal Med. 2002 Feb;116(1):43-6. PMID 11924708.
See also
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List of arteries of torso - abdomen |
AA:
Anterior |
| celiac |
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| SMA |
inferior pancreaticoduodenal – intestinal (jejunal, ileal, arcades, vasa recta) – ileocolic (colic, anterior cecal, posterior cecal, ileal branch, appendicular) – right colic – middle colic
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| IMA |
left colic – sigmoid – superior rectal – marginal
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AA:
Posterior |
visceral: middle suprarenal – renal (inferior suprarenal, ureteral) – gonadal (testicular ♂/ovarian ♀)
parietal: inferior phrenic (superior suprarenal) – lumbar – median sacral
terminal: common iliac (IIA, EIA)
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IIA:
Anterior |
umbilical (superior vesical, to ductus deferens) – middle rectal – obturator (anterior branch, posterior branch) - inferior gluteal (accompanying of ischiadic nerve, crucial anastomosis)
uterine ♀ (helicine, vaginal of uterine, ovarian of uterine, tubal of uterine) - vaginal ♀/inferior vesical ♂
internal pudendal: inferior rectal - perineal (urethral) - posterior scrotal ♂/labial ♀ - bulb of penis ♂/vestibule ♀ - deep artery of the penis ♂ (helicine)/clitoris ♀ - dorsal of the penis ♂/clitoris ♀
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IIA:
Posterior |
iliolumbar (lumbar, iliac) – lateral sacral – superior gluteal
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| EIA |
inferior epigastric (cremasteric, round ligament) – deep circumflex iliac – femoral
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