Appendicular artery

Last revised by Aditya Shetty on 22 Jan 2016

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Knipe H, Shetty A, Appendicular artery. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26762

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26762

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/26762?iframe=true

rID:

26762

Article created:

7 Jan 2014, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Henry Knipe had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

22 Jan 2016, Aditya Shetty

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Aditya Shetty had no recorded disclosures.

Revisions:

2 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Vascular, Gastrointestinal

Sections:

Anatomy

Synonyms:

The appendicular artery is a branch of the ileal or posterior cecal branch of the ileocolic artery, which is from the superior mesenteric artery.

It courses posteriorly to the terminal ileum in the free wall of the mesoappendix to supply the appendix.