title: Anatomy of the splanchnic circulation.
abstract: The blood supply to the intestines is a complex one, including branches of the three main splanchnic arteries as well as a vast collateral circulation. The variant anatomy and collateral pathways are described, based on anatomic dissections and angiographic studies, to focus attention on anatomically based explanations for clinical entities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Kornblith
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Boley
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Whitehouse
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography