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what are its branches?




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The splenic artery passes behind the stomach and gives off the short gastric artery and the left gastroepiploic artery immediately after passing the greater curvature. The left gastroepiploic artery has a strong anastomotic connection to another arterial supply while the short gastric does not.





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