Gastroduodenal artery

System Cardiovascular
SNOMED CT 244269002

Gastroduodenal artery

Definition

A small blood vessel in the abdomen that supplies blood directly to the pylorus (distal part of the stomach) and proximal part of the duodenum, and indirectly to the pancreatic head (via the anterior and posterior superior pancreaticoduodenal arteries).

The Gastroduodenal artery is a part of the Cardiovascular.

Also identified as