| Artery: Greater pancreatic artery | |
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| Branches of the celiac artery. | |
| Latin | arteria pancreatica magna |
| Gray's | subject #154 606 |
| Source | splenic artery |
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]
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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
- ^ greater+pancreatic+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
- ^ Salmassi S (December 1983). "Pancreatica magna aneurysm: rupture into the pancreatic duct". South. Med. J. 76 (12): 1565–7. PMID 6606231. http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?issn=0038-4348&volume=76&issue=12&spage=1565.
- ^ Lunetta P, Penttilä A, Salovaara R, Sajantila A (February 2002). "Sudden death due to rupture of the arteria pancreatica magna: a complication of an immature pseudocyst in chronic pancreatitis". Int. J. Legal Med. 116 (1): 43–6. PMID 11924708.=
See also
External links
- ii/a/ARTERIA_PANCREATICA_MAGNA article at GE's Medcyclopaedia
- greater+pancreatic+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
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