"Gastroepiploic Artery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D024405
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.379
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| Concept/Terms |
Gastroepiploic Artery- Gastroepiploic Artery
- Arteries, Gastroepiploic
- Artery, Gastroepiploic
- Gastroepiploic Arteries
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gastroepiploic Artery" by people in Profiles.
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Utilization of the delay phenomenon improves blood flow and reduces collagen deposition in esophagogastric anastomoses. Ann Surg. 2005 May; 241(5):736-45; discussion 745-7.