Greater pancreatic artery
| Greater pancreatic artery | |
|---|---|
 Branches of the celiac artery | |
| Details | |
| Latin | Arteria pancreatica magna |
Source | Splenic artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.606 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | a_61/12155388 |
| TA | A12.2.12.045 |
| FMA | 14792 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
In human anatomy, the greater pancreatic artery (great pancreatic artery or arteria pancreatica magna), is the largest artery that supplies the pancreas. It arises from the splenic artery.[1]
Clinical relevance
Rarely, the greater pancreatic artery can rupture as a complication of chronic pancreatitis;[2] this is often fatal.[3]
See also
- Upper gastrointestinal bleed
- Pancreatic branches of splenic artery
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. doi:10.1097/00007611-198312000-00028. PMID 6606231.
- ↑ 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. doi:10.1007/s004140100247. PMID 11924708.=
External links
- "Arteria pancreatica magna". Medcyclopaedia. GE. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05.
- greater+pancreatic+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
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