Right gastroomental artery
Arteria gastroomentalis dextra
- Latin synonym: Arteria gastroepiploca dextra
- Synonym: Right gastroepiploic artery; Right gastro-epiploic artery
- Related terms: Right gastroomental artery; Right gastroepiploic artery
Definition
The right gastroomental artery (right gastroepiploic artery RGEA) is the branch of the gastroduodenal artery that supply the greater omentum and the stomach.
The right gastroomental artery courses along the great curvature of the stomach in a right-to-left direction. It travels between the layers of the greater omentum, giving off gastric and omental branches, and anastomoses with the left gastroomental artery (that is usually smaller in diameter than the right gastroomental artery and commonly branches from the splenic artery near the tail of the pancreas).
References
O'Malley J, Bordoni B. Anatomy, Abdomen and Pelvis: Stomach Gastroepiploic Artery. [Updated 2022 Oct 10]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK545306/
