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Celiac Trunk - Introduction
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Celiac Trunk - Intro
Celiac trunk
- Supplies the liver, pancreas, stomach, and spleen with oxygenated blood.
Three main branches:
Left gastric artery travels to the stomach:
- Esophageal branches
Splenic artery travels to the spleen:
- Short gastric artery
- Left gastro-omental artery
Common hepatic artery travels to the liver, stomach, and abdomen.
- Gastroduodenal artery
– Superior pancreaticodudenal artery
– Right gastro-omental artery - Hepatic artery proper
– Right gastric artery (varies)
– Left hepatic artery
– Right hepatic artery -> Cystic artery
Clinical Correlation:
In celiac artery compression syndrome (aka, Dunbar's syndrome), compression of the celiac trunk, usually by the median arcuate ligament of the diaphragm, reduces blood flow and causes abdominal pain after eating.