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Arc of Barkow

Dr Yuranga Weerakkody and Dr Omar Bashir et al.

The right gastroepiploic (a branch of gastroduodenal artery) and left gastroepiploic (a branch of the splenic artery) arteries anastomose and form the arc of Barkow through their branches (right and left epiploic) in the posterior omental layer. The arc of Barkow supplies the transverse colon with multiple ascending branches.