Arc of Barkow
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Bashir O, Glick Y, Shetty A, et al. Arc of Barkow. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 05 Dec 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-14989
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11 Sep 2011,
Omar Bashir
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The arc of Barkow is formed by the anastomosis of the right gastroepiploic (a branch of the gastroduodenal artery) and left gastroepiploic (a branch of the splenic artery) arteries.
The arc of Barkow supplies the transverse colon via multiple ascending branches.
References
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- 2. DSc SSP. Gray's Anatomy. Churchill Livingstone. (2008) ISBN:0443066841. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
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