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The gastroepiploic artery (GEA) comprises 2 arteries that supply the greater omentum and the stomach (see Image. Gastroepipolic Artery). The right gastroepiploic artery (RGEA) is also referred to as the right gastro-omental artery or arteria gastroepiploic dextra in older texts. The RGEA is 1 of the distal vessels branching off the gastroduodenal artery. The vessel courses along the great curvature of the stomach in a right-to-left direction. It travels between the layers of the greater omentum, giving off gastric and omental branches, and can create an anastomosis with the left gastroepiploic artery. In older texts, the left gastroepiploic artery (LGEA) is also known as the left gastro-omental artery or arteria gastroepiploic sinistra. The LGEA is usually smaller in diameter than the RGEA and commonly branches from the splenic artery near the tail of the pancreas. It courses medially along the greater curvature of the stomach towards the RGEA, giving off gastric and omental branches.