• The preaortic glands lie in front of the aorta, and may be divided into celiac, superior mesenteric, and inferior mesenteric groups, arranged around the origins of the corresponding arteries. (bartleby.com)
  • the inferior vena cava is in contact with the aorta below. (theodora.com)
  • The left renal vein is three times longer than the right, crosses the posterior abdominal wall and passes in front of aorta to reach the inferior vena cava. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The structures initially seen from this perspective include the superior vena cava, right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, and aorta. (medscape.com)
  • In 1946, Waugh and Clagett described a formal en-bloc resection of the gallbladder with the common bile duct (CBD), gastric antrum, duodenum, and pancreatic head performed as a one-stage procedure, which we recognize today as the classic pancreaticoduodenectomy. (medscape.com)
  • Pancreas and duodenum, posterior view. (medscape.com)
  • The facies inferior is directed obliquely downwards and posteriorly, is in contact with a number of the abdominal viscera, especially the right kidney, stomach, duodenum, and colon, and its general configuration is influenced to a marked degree by the shape and position of these organs. (co.ma)
  • The head of the pancreas has a shared blood supply with the duodenum through the anterior and posterior branches of the superior and inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries. (basicmedicalkey.com)
  • If the infrarenal segment of the inferior vena cava is too short for a filter placement, the filter should be placed above the renal veins. (medscape.com)
  • 2. An afferent vein of the liver arising from the ductus venosus, and efferent veins draining into the hepatic veins that, in turn, drain into the inferior vena cava. (ehd.org)
  • From the central veins the blood is carried into larger channels or sublobular veins, which pass to the hepatic veins, and so to the inferior vena cava. (co.ma)
  • The hepatic veins, formed by the union of the sublobular vessels, gradually unite with one another, and run towards the inferior vena cava. (co.ma)
  • Receives the right gonadal, suprarenal, and inferior phrenic veins. (drbeen.com)
  • Renal veins are the large veins which lie in front of the renal arteries and drain in to the inferior vena cava at right angles. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These veins unite and form a single testicular vein on the posterior abdominal wall and ascend to open in to the inferior vena cava on right side. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The inferior vena cava is formed by the union of right and left common iliac veins. (acbjournal.org)
  • In case of a pelvic kidney, the renal vein might drain into internal iliac vein or to the junction of two common iliac veins forming the inferior vena cava. (acbjournal.org)
  • Blood that will stay in the body exits through the cortical radiate veins, then goes into the arcuate vein, then into the interlobar vein, then the renal vein, then back to the heart via the inferior vena cava. (easynotecards.com)
  • Both gonadal and adrenal veins drain directly to the inferior vena cava on the right side. (pediatricurologybook.com)
  • They were classified into conventional ( n = 37) and radical ( n = 53) groups according to pericardiectomy being performed anterior or posterior to the phrenic nerves, respectively. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A wider surface than we think exists posterior to the phrenic nerve (Fig. 1 ) [ 10 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • However, pericardiectomy posterior to the phrenic nerve is not easy because it could make vital signs unstable if a heart is bent anteriorly. (biomedcentral.com)
  • it occasionally gives off one of the inferior phrenic arteries. (theodora.com)
  • The posterior abdominal wall is formed by the lumbar vertebrae, parts of the ilia of the hip bones, psoas major and iliacus muscles, and quadratus lumborum muscle. (lumenlearning.com)
  • forming the superior portion of the posterior abdominal wall. (co.ma)
  • 4. Is the esophagus anterior or posterior to the trachea? (autopsy.online)
  • At its left extremity the margo anterior turns posteriorly round the edge of the left lobe, and ends at a groove on the posterior surface, termed the impressio œsophagea, in which the esophagus lies. (co.ma)
  • The inferior part of the distal PA anastomosis was controlled using a side-biting clamp that was positioned during the aortic cross-clamping. (ctsnet.org)
  • The valve of the inferior vena cava ( eustachian valve , valvulae venae cavae inferioris ) is the valve at the distal end of the inferior vena cava . (wikidoc.org)
  • Here they are accompanied by the bile-duct, which lies to the right, whilst the artery is placed to the left, and the portal vein posterior to both. (co.ma)
  • On KT surgery, the renal allograft vein was anastomosed in an end-to-side fashion to the inferior vena cava and artery to the common iliac artery. (bvsalud.org)
  • Contrast-enhanced CT showed a large portosystemic shunt from the inferior mesenteric vein to the left internal iliac vein. (bvsalud.org)
  • Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed a giant pelvic arteriovenous malformation (AVM) fed by the left internal iliac artery (IIA), right IIA, and inferior mesenteric artery. (bvsalud.org)
  • The lower pole of the left kidney was also supplied by an accessory artery arising from left common iliac artery, which passed upwards and laterally behind the inferior mesenteric artery to reach the left kidney (Figure 1 ). (biomedcentral.com)
  • The inferior vena cava was formed by the union of the right external iliac vein and the left common iliac vein. (acbjournal.org)
  • The inferior vena cava was formed by the union of the right external iliac vein and the left common iliac vein at the upper border of the fifth lumbar vertebra. (acbjournal.org)
  • It ran upwards and to the left, and joined the left common iliac vein 25 cm below the level of formation of the inferior vena cava (lower border of the fifth lumbar vertebra). (acbjournal.org)
  • The internal wall of the right atrium is composed of a smooth posterior portion (into which the vena cavae and coronary sinus drain) and a ridgelike, muscular anterior portion. (medscape.com)
  • On the basis of these relations, he taught that the inferior caval blood stream was split, half going to each atrium, and the effect being the same as if there were, indeed, two inferior venae cavae, one to each atrium. (edu.au)
  • The duct of Wirsung (main pancreatic duct) passes through the entire length of the gland just above a line halfway between the superior and inferior edges and enters the left side of the common bile duct to form the ampulla of Vater. (basicmedicalkey.com)
  • and in the antero-posterior, on the right side where greatest, about six inches (15 cm. (co.ma)
  • tributaries: vertebral v., thymic v., inferior thyroid v., internal thoracic v., 1st posterior intercostal v., left superior intercostal v. (to the left brachiocephalic v. (uams.edu)
  • The uncinate process encompasses the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery and wraps around the superior mesenteric vein and artery. (basicmedicalkey.com)
  • The right lateral aortic glands are situated partly in front of the inferior vena cava, near the termination of the renal vein, and partly behind it on the origin of the Psoas major, and on the right crus of the diaphragm. (bartleby.com)
  • The pancreas is prismoid in shape and appears triangular in cut section, with superior, inferior, and anterior borders as well as anterosuperior, anteroinferior, and posterior surfaces. (medscape.com)
  • The head of the pancreas lies in the duodenal C loop in front of the inferior vena cava (IVC) and the left renal vein (see the images below). (medscape.com)
  • The Epigastric Glands ( lymphoglandulæ epigastricæ ), three or four in number, are placed alongside the lower portion of the inferior epigastric vessels. (bartleby.com)
  • The right lobe is drained by one or two vessels which join the superior part of the inferior vena cava, and by a series of small vessels, 4 to 12 in number, which pass from the inferior portion of the right lobe to the inferior vena cava. (co.ma)
  • b) The vessels from the inferior surface pass in various directions. (co.ma)
  • In addition, the head overlies the inferior vena cava, right renal vessels, and the left renal vein as it enters the cava. (basicmedicalkey.com)
  • The current study presents a case of extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (ESMC) involving the vena cava that originally occurred in the retroperitoneum of a 61‑year‑old female. (docksci.com)
  • Other sites, including the retroperitoneum, are extremely rare and to the best of our knowledge, no cases of primary retroperitoneal ESMC involving the vena cava have previously been reported. (docksci.com)
  • Furthermore, unenhanced transverse computed tomography (CT) scans of the abdomen and pelvis revealed multiple different sized masses located in the right hepatorenal recess, retroperitoneum (Fig. 3A), inferior vena cava (Fig. 3B) and rectouterine fossa. (docksci.com)
  • Cervical vertebrae (Atlas (anatomy) = C1, Axis (anatomy) = C2) Thoracic vertebrae Lumbar vertebrae Sacral vertebrae Coccygeal vertebrae (These are in order superior to inferior- or starting from the top of the spine to the bottom. (wikipedia.org)
  • but some of them, from the posterior surface on the right lobe, join the lumbar glands, and others, from the posterior surface on the left lobe, go to the cœliac glands. (co.ma)
  • Diaphragm, shown in isolation, divided with ribs in coronal section to show posterior wall of diaphragm. (utoronto.ca)
  • In addition, the mass in the inferior vena cava was clearly identifiable in the coronal plane (Fig. 3D). (docksci.com)
  • 3. The reorganization of the esophageal plexus into anterior and posterior vagal trunks. (ehd.org)
  • the smallest of the three branches of the celiac artery, passes upward and to the left, posterior to the omental bursa, to the cardiac orifice of the stomach. (theodora.com)
  • The right artery passes behind the inferior vena cava (IVC) first, in contrast to the left, which passes almost directly to the kidney. (your-doctor.net)
  • Before entering the hilum, each artery initially gives off a single posterior segmental branch that passes behind the renal pelvis to supply the posterior aspect of the kidney. (your-doctor.net)
  • Inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement is most commonly indicated for deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) when anticoagulation therapy is contraindicated. (medscape.com)
  • The superior vena cava and inferior vena cava drain systemic venous blood into the posterior wall of the right atrium. (medscape.com)
  • Fig. 3) The pulmonary outflow tract and inferior vena cava were dilated and tricuspid regurgitation was noted with an estimated RVSP of 70.6 mmHg. (ispub.com)
  • The tricuspid valve is supported by a large anterior papillary muscle, which arises from the anterior free wall and the moderator band, and by several small posterior papillary muscles, which attach posteriorly to the septal band. (medscape.com)
  • An echocardiography showed poor left ventricle contractility with 25 percent LVEF and a small apical aneurysm, severe MV insufficiency that was due to anomalous posterior leaflet and annular dilatation, and the left coronary artery arising from anterior sinus of the pulmonary artery. (ctsnet.org)
  • Passing inferolaterally and posterior to the superior lobe bronchus, the left pulmonary artery then gives off a 'lobar' branch to the lingula. (gpnotebook.com)
  • The vena portæ and the arteria hepatica propria pass up to the liver between the twe layers of the hepato-duodenal ligament, anterior to the foramen epiploicum. (co.ma)
  • He pictured the inferior Vena cava entering the two atria on their posterior walls so that the limbus of the foramen ovale cut the caval orifice into two openings. (edu.au)
  • 81, '05) corroborated Wolff's findings and likewise believed that the inferior caval stream was divided by the limbus of the foramen ovale. (edu.au)
  • Mitral valve revision showed marked annulus dilation and A2 segment prolapse because of lateral papillary muscle fibrosis and an anomalous posterior leaflet. (ctsnet.org)
  • Of the visceral branches, the celiac artery and the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries are unpaired, while the suprarenals, renals, internal spermatics, and ovarian are paired. (theodora.com)
  • It then runs vertically down, posterior to other branches of the bronchial tree, to form the lobar and then segmental bronchi of the left inferior lobe. (gpnotebook.com)
  • The liver possesses three principal surfaces, a superior, a posterior and an inferior or visceral. (co.ma)
  • The parietal and visceral surfaces are marked off from one another by the inferior margin of the liver. (co.ma)
  • Innovative approaches were developed for assessing the ankle-brachial index using an automatic device instead of the mercury column to measure blood pressure and for assessing the anterior-posterior diameter of the right lobe of the liver by ultrasound for quantitative assessment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. (scielosp.org)
  • For example, from one side of the organ to the other in the longitudinal plane and from superior to inferior in the transverse plane. (acr.org)
  • Their mode of termination is variable, but presents the following general arrangement :-The left lobe is drained by a vessel which joins the superior part of the inferior vena cava. (co.ma)
  • they receive lymphatics from the rectum and posterior wall of the pelvis. (bartleby.com)
  • The left renal vein was 8.5 cm in length and seen coming from the hilum of left kidney below the renal artery and posterior to the pelvis of the left ureter. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Each ureter arises as a continuation of the funnel-shaped renal pelvis at the hilum of the kidney in the posterior abdomen and runs distally into the pelvic cavity to enter the base of the urinary bladder. (kenhub.com)
  • The divisions and blood supply of the anterior and posterior segmental arteries give rise to a longitudinal avascular plane, known as Brodel's line, 1-2 cm posterior to convex border of the kidney. (your-doctor.net)
  • Anteroposterior image from an inferior venacavographic examination demonstrates an inferior vena cava of normal diameter without thrombus. (medscape.com)
  • Abdominal and pelvic ultrasound examinations were performed and revealed two huge, heterogeneous retroperitoneal masses located on the rectouterine fossa adjacent to the inferior vena cava, which measured between 126x103 and 95x78 mm in size (Fig. 1A and B). The tumors exhibited multiple scattered areas of increased echogenicity with dense posterior shadowing that suggested foci of calcification. (docksci.com)
  • The incisura umbilicalis, the more constant of the two (Fig. 936), is situated at the anterior end of a cleft on the inferior surface, known as the fossa sagittalis sinistra (see p. 1191), and corresponds to the upper part of the ligamentum teres hepatis. (co.ma)
  • Composition of the renal hilum from anterior to posterior, see the renal vein as the most anterior, followed by the renal artery, and the ureter is the most posterior structure. (pediatricurologybook.com)
  • The posterior interosseous artery also connects to the radial collateral branch. (healthline.com)
  • A horizontal skin incision was made over the fourth intercostal space, between the anterior and posterior axillary lines. (ctsnet.org)
  • Posteriorly, this margin is indistinctly marked and corresponds to the inferior edge of the posterior area, or back, of the parietal surface it is in contact with the right kidney, and lies along the course of the eleventh rib. (co.ma)