Schematic representation of the arterial supply. A: aorta; St: stomach; Pl: pylorus; Sp: spleen; P: pancreas; D: duodenum; G: gallbladder; RLL: right liver lobe; LLL: left liver lobe; Ad: adrenal gland; RHD: right hemidiaphragm; E: esophagus; 1: splenic artery; 2: greater pancreatic artery; 3: arteries to the pancreatic tail; 4: left gastro-epiploic artery; 5: superior polar arteries to the spleen; 6: terminal branches of the splenic artery; 7: hepato-mesenteric trunk; 8: inferior pancreatic artery; 9: gastroduodenal artery; 10: left splenic artery; 11: right hepatic artery; 12: cystic artery; 13: left hepatic artery; 14: accessory left gastric artery; 15: terminal branches of the left hepatic artery; 16: common gastro-adreno-phrenic trunk; 17: accessory left gastric artery; 18: right phrenic artery; 19: superior adrenal artery and its branches; 20: anastomoses at the level of lower esophagus and gastric cardia; 21: anastomoses at the lesser gastric curvature; 22: anastomoses at the greater gastric curvature; 23: superior pancreatic artery; 24: inferior pancreatic artery; 25: two right gastro-epiploic arteries; 26: duodenal artery; 27: accessory right hepatic arteries; 28: pyloric artery.