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Descriptor English: Epigastric Arteries
Descriptor Spanish: Arterias Epigástricas
Descriptor arterias epigástricas
Scope note: Las arterias epigástricas inferior y externa surgen de la ilíaca externa; la epigástrica superficial de la femoral y la superior de la arteria torácica interna. Irrigan a los músculos abdominales, el diafragma, la región ilíaca y la ingle. La arteria epigástrica inferior se utiliza en los injertos para derivaciones de las arterias coronarias y para la revascularización del miocardio.
Descriptor Portuguese: Artérias Epigástricas
Descriptor French: Artères épigastriques
Entry term(s): Arteries, Epigastric
Artery, Epigastric
Epigastric Artery
Tree number(s): A07.015.114.330
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019074
Scope note: Inferior and external epigastric arteries arise from external iliac; superficial from femoral; superior from internal thoracic. They supply the abdominal muscles, diaphragm, iliac region, and groin. The inferior epigastric artery is used in coronary artery bypass grafting and myocardial revascularization.
Annotation: nothing to do with stomach or gastric: read MeSH definition
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Abdominal Muscles/blood supply (1966-1995)
Public MeSH Note: 96
History Note: 96
DeCS ID: 32758
Unique ID: D019074
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Date Established: 1996/01/01
Date of Entry: 1995/05/26
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Epigastric Arteries - Preferred
Concept UI M0028474
Scope note Inferior and external epigastric arteries arise from external iliac; superficial from femoral; superior from internal thoracic. They supply the abdominal muscles, diaphragm, iliac region, and groin. The inferior epigastric artery is used in coronary artery bypass grafting and myocardial revascularization.
Preferred term Epigastric Arteries
Entry term(s) Arteries, Epigastric
Artery, Epigastric
Epigastric Artery



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