Gastric plexuses explained
| Gastric plexuses |
| Latin: | plexus gastrici,
plexus nervorum gastricorum |
The superior gastric plexus (gastric or coronary plexus) accompanies the left gastric artery along the lesser curvature of the stomach, and joins with branches from the left vagus nerve.
The term "inferior gastric plexus" is sometimes used to describe a continuation of the hepatic plexus.
External links
- 1373920 . 1541407 . 33 . Histological studies of Auerbach's plexuses of the oesophagus, stomach, jejunum, and colon in patients with achalasia of the oesophagus: correlation with gastric acid secretion, presence of parietal cells and gastric emptying of solids . 1992 . Gut . 150–4 . Csendes . A . Smok . G . Braghetto . I . González . P . Henríquez . A . Csendes . P . Pizurno . D . 2 . 10.1136/gut.33.2.150.
