right gastric artery

An artery that branches from the proper hepatic artery and supplies the right side of the lesser curvature of the stomach and adjacent anterior and posterior surfaces.

Tipe Vessel
Struktur Induk artery
FMA ID 14776

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What is the right gastric artery?
The right gastric artery is a branch of the proper hepatic artery that supplies the right side of the lesser curvature of the stomach and the adjacent anterior and posterior gastric surfaces.
Where is the right gastric artery located?
The right gastric artery arises from the proper hepatic artery and descends within the lesser omentum along the lesser curvature of the stomach to the right, where it anastomoses with the left gastric artery.
What is the function of the right gastric artery?
The right gastric artery delivers oxygenated blood to the right portion of the lesser curvature of the stomach, contributing to the arterial arcade that supplies the gastric wall along with the left gastric artery.
What conditions may be associated with the right gastric artery?
The right gastric artery may be involved in gastric ischemia if multiple vessels are compromised or ligated, and is a vessel considered during hepatic and gastric surgical procedures. Pseudoaneurysm formation following pancreatitis may occasionally affect this artery.
What does the right gastric artery look like?
The right gastric artery is a small to medium arterial vessel running in the lesser omentum along the lesser curvature. It is identifiable on CT angiography as a branch arising from the proper hepatic artery and coursing along the superior border of the stomach.

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.