Arteria pancreatica magna

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Artery: Arteria pancreatica magna
Gray's	subject #154 606
Source	splenic artery
Dorlands/Elsevier	a_61/12155388

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]

Contents 1 Pathology 2 References 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] 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]

[edit] References

1. ^ Stedman's Medical Dictionary. URL: http://www.emedicine.com/asp/dictionary.asp?keyword=greater+pancreatic+artery. Accessed on March 22, 2006.
2. ^ Salmassi S. Pancreatica magna aneurysm: rupture into the pancreatic duct. South Med J. 1983 Dec;76(12):1565-7. PMID 6606231.
3. ^ Lunetta P, Penttila A, Salovaara R, Sajantila A. Sudden death due to rupture of the arteria pancreatica magna: a complication of an immature pseudocyst in chronic pancreatitis. Int J Legal Med. 2002 Feb;116(1):43-6. PMID 11924708.

[edit] See also

• Upper gastrointestinal bleed

[edit] External links

• ii/a/ARTERIA_PANCREATICA_MAGNA article at GE's Medcyclopaedia
• Dictionary at eMedicine greater+pancreatic+artery

v • d • e Arteries of torso

pulmonary - aorta - ascending aorta right coronary (sinuatrial nodal, atrioventricular nodal, atrial, right marginal, posterior interventricular) left coronary (anterior interventricular, left circumflex, left marginal) aortic arch - brachiocephalic - thyreoidea ima - common carotid SUBCLAVIAN: internal thoracic: musculophrenic - anterior intercostal - pericardiacophrenic - superior epigastric costocervical trunk: highest intercostal, deep cervical DESCENDING AORTA / THORACIC AORTA: bronchial - esophageal - posterior intercostal - subcostal ABDOMINAL AORTA: Anterior - celiac: left gastric splenic: pancreatic branches (arteria pancreatica magna) - short gastric - left gastro-omental common hepatic: proper hepatic (cystic), right gastric, gastroduodenal (right gastro-omental, superior pancreaticoduodenal) superior mesenteric: inferior pancreaticoduodenal - intestinal - ileocolic (appendicular) - right colic - middle colic inferior mesenteric: left colic - sigmoid - superior rectal Posterior - Visceral: middle suprarenal - renal (inferior suprarenal) - testicular/ovarian - Parietal: inferior phrenic (superior suprarenal) - lumbar - median sacral Terminal branches: common iliac - marginal - internal iliac INTERNAL ILIAC: Anterior: umbilical (superior vesical, to ductus deferens) - inferior vesical - middle rectal - uterine (azygos of the vagina) - vaginal - obturator (anterior branch, posterior branch) internal pudendal: (inferior rectal, perineal, artery of the urethral bulb, urethral, deep artery of the penis, dorsal artery of the penis) inferior gluteal (accompanying of ischiadic nerve, crucial anastomosis) Posterior: iliolumbar - lateral sacral - superior gluteal EXTERNAL ILIAC: inferior epigastric (cremasteric) - deep circumflex iliac