Pancreaticoduodenal veins
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The pancreaticoduodenal veins accompany their corresponding arteries: the superior pancreaticoduodenal artery
and the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery
; the lower of the two frequently joins the right gastroepiploic vein
.
Superior pancreaticoduodenal artery
The superior pancreaticoduodenal artery is an artery that supplies blood to the duodenum and pancreas. It is a branch of the gastroduodenal artery, which most commonly arises from the common hepatic artery of the celiac trunk...
and the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery
Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery
The inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery is a branch of the superior mesenteric artery or from its first intestinal branch, opposite the upper border of the inferior part of the duodenum....
; the lower of the two frequently joins the right gastroepiploic vein
Right gastroepiploic vein
The right gastroepiploic vein drains into the superior mesenteric vein and drains venous blood from the lower parts of the antero-superior and posteroinferior surfaces of the stomach; it runs from left to right along the greater curvature of the stomach between the two layers of the greater omentum....
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