The greater curvature is the long, convex left border of the stomach, about four or five times longer than the lesser curvature. The greater omentum and gastrosplenic ligament attach to it.
| Location | Left and inferior border of the stomach, from the cardiac notch around the fundus to the pylorus |
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| Parts |
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| Nerve Supply | Vagal trunks; Coeliac plexus |
| Blood Supply | Left and right gastro-omental arteries; Short gastric arteries |
| Venous drainage |
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| Lymphatic drainage |
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Allows the stomach to expand greatly as it fills.
In sleeve gastrectomy most of the greater curvature is removed, leaving a narrow tube. Its blood supply is cut when the omentum is detached, and the right gastro-omental artery is sometimes used as a coronary bypass graft.
Twisting of the stomach around its axis, a surgical emergency.
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