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Descriptor English: Gastroepiploic Artery
Descriptor Spanish: Arteria Gastroepiploica
Descriptor arteria gastroepiploica
Scope note: Arteria abdominal que discurre por la curvatura del estómago. La arteria gastroepiploica derecha se usa frecuentemente en intervenciones quirúrgicas de injerto derivación coronario, revascularización miocárdica y en otras reconstrucciones vasculares.
Descriptor Portuguese: Artéria Gastroepiploica
Descriptor French: Artère gastro-omentale
Entry term(s): Arteries, Gastroepiploic
Artery, Gastroepiploic
Gastroepiploic Arteries
Tree number(s): A07.015.114.379
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D024405
Scope note: Abdominal artery that follows the curvature of the stomach. The right gastroepiploic artery is frequently used in CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION, and other vascular reconstruction.
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: Arteries/transplantation (1990-2001)
Stomach/blood supply (1967-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
DeCS ID: 35535
Unique ID: D024405
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Gastroepiploic Artery - Preferred
Concept UI M0370345
Scope note Abdominal artery that follows the curvature of the stomach. The right gastroepiploic artery is frequently used in CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION, and other vascular reconstruction.
Preferred term Gastroepiploic Artery
Entry term(s) Arteries, Gastroepiploic
Artery, Gastroepiploic
Gastroepiploic Arteries



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