Gastric fundus vasculature

The "gastric fundus vasculature" describes the arterial and venous blood vessels that supply the fundus, the dome-shaped upper portion of the stomach. Major arteries supplying the fundus include the short gastric arteries (branches of the splenic artery), the left gastric artery, the left gastroepiploic artery, and sometimes accessory branches from other arteries[1][2][3][6]. These vessels are essential for maintaining tissue viability and function in the fundic region and have clinical importance during gastric surgery or in the setting of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. This entry is not a molecular or druggable target but rather a vascular anatomical entity. For drug discovery, focus should be redirected to specific molecular components (such as receptors or ion channels expressed in the fundic vasculature, if relevant).

Other names

Fundic branches of the stomachFundic arteriesGastric fundus blood vesselsShort gastric arteries

Not applicable; no ligand or direct molecular modulation