Left gastric artery arising from the superior mesenteric artery--case reports.
Two case reports of a left gastric artery replaced to the SMA are presented. Normal left gastric anatomy and development are described, and the importance of such anomalies is discussed.
Ray
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York 14263, USA.
Gupta
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Shenoy
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D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D004386:Duodenum / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology