Anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery

Looks like

A branch of the gastroduodenal artery running down in front of the head of the pancreas.

What it does

Supplies the front of the pancreas head and duodenum; joins its lower partner in an arcade.

Keeping it well

Removed in Whipple surgery; can bleed in pancreatitis.

Related conditions

• Aortic aneurysm
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Hypothermia & frostbite
• Kawasaki disease
• Metabolic syndrome
• Orthostatic hypotension & POTS
• Peripheral artery disease
• Phaeochromocytoma & hyperaldosteronism
• Pre-eclampsia
• Raynaud's phenomenon
• Sepsis
• Shock (circulatory failure)
• Vasculitis (GCA & others)