Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery | |
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Details | |
Source | Superior mesenteric artery |
Vein | Pancreaticoduodenal veins |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteriae pancreaticoduodenales inferiores |
TA98 | A12.2.12.054 |
TA2 | 4253 |
FMA | 14805 |
Anatomical terminology |
The inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery (the IPDA) is a branch of the superior mesenteric artery. It supplies the head of the pancreas, and the ascending and inferior parts of the duodenum. Rarely, it may have an aneurysm.