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Splenic artery
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Descriptions
In anatomy, the splenic artery (in the past called the lienal artery) is the blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the spleen. It branches from the celiac artery, follows a course superior to the pancreas and gives off branches to the stomach, among which is the left gastroepiploic artery, and pancreas before reaching the spleen. Its largest branch to the pancreas is known as the arteria pancreatica magna. Along its course, it is accompanied by a similarly named vein, the splenic vein, which drains into the portal vein. Pathology:Splenic artery aneurysms are rare , but still the third most common abdominal aneurysm (after aneurysms of the abdominal aorta and iliac arteries). Reference:†' Abbas MA, Stone WM, Fowl RJ, Gloviczki P, Oldenburg WA, Pairolero PC, Hallett JW, Bower TC, Panneton JM, Cherry KJ Splenic artery aneurysms: two decades experience at Mayo clinic. Ann Vasc Surg. 2002 Jul;16(4):442-9. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Splenic artery (Wikipedia)
The largest branch of the celiac trunk with distribution to the spleen, pancreas, stomach and greater omentum. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Splenic artery
- Part Display Name
- Splenic artery
- Part Type
- System (Describes the name of the system (sample) type)
- Created On
- 2000-05-03
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Splenic a
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Селезеночная артерия |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | arteria lienalis Synonyms: arteria splenica; |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 脾动脉 |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Arteria splenica |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Σπληνική αρτηρία Synonyms: Σπληνική αρτηρία |
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