12 Peritoneal and GI development 2 Flashcards
What does the ventral mesentery end and what does it form?
- Ends 1/2 way along duodenum
- Therefore:
Falciform ligament and lesser omentum have free edges
What arteries are in dorsal mesentery?
Celiac, superior mesenteric and inferior mesenteric arteries
Where does the foregut extend to and from?
Mouth –> distal to developing liver
What supplies the foregut?
Celiac trunk
Where is the referred pain of foregut?
To epigastrium
What does the foregut give rise to?
- Oesophagus (that gives the respiratory diverticulum that forms the trachea & lungs)
- Stomach
- Proximal duodenum
- Liver & biliary system
- Pancreas
- Spleen
What does abnormal trachea-oesophageal development in foregut give rise to?
Trachea-Oesophageal fistula
What occurs to the oesophagus length in the foregut during development?
Initially short but lengthens with descent of heart
When does the development of stomach appear in the foregut?
- Week 4
* Dilation of foregut
Describe the rotation of stomach during development
It rotates around both at a longitudinal & an anterior-posterior axis:
• 90° clockwise around the longitudinal axis so the left side faces anteriorly & the lesser curvature faces to the right while the greater curvature faces to the left
• Anterior-posterior axis so the pyloric part comes to lie on the right & the oesophago-
gastric junction slightly left so that the greater curvature faces left & inferiorly
Describe the sequence of events during the formation of the duodenum from the foregut
- Formed from foregut and beginning of midgut
- Initially found in midline but rotations of stomach cause duodenum to rate and swing to the right
- “Falls” onto posterior abdominal wall and becomes retroperitoneal (except for proximal 1st part - remains intraperitoneal)
- During development, the lumen of duodenum becomes obliterated by a proliferation of cells and then it’s re-canalised
Describe the sequence of events during the formation of the liver and gallbladder from the foregut
- Liver develops from an endodermal bud during week 3
- Penetrates the ventral mesentery & septum transversum
- Gives rise to the hepatic ducts & gallbladder
- The ventral mesentery directly in contact with the liver becomes its visceral peritoneum
- Bare area of the liver is where it contacts the diaphragm with no intervening peritoneum
Describe the sequence of events during the formation of the pancreas from the foregut
- Pancreas forms from dorsal and ventral endodermal buds from the duodenum
- The rotation of the latter causes the ventral bud to migrate around to lie behind and fuse with the dorsal bud so that the adult pancreas lies in the curve of the duodenum
- The ducts of the dorsal and ventral buds unite to form the main pancreatic duct
- The accessory duct is the remnant of the duct of the dorsal bud
Name the congenital abnormalities in foregut?
- Duplication of parts of biliary system - e.g. gallbladder
2. Annular pancreas
How does an obstructive annular pancreas form?
• The ventral pancreatic buds may consist of 2 lobes that do not fuse & migrate in opposite directions encircling the duodenum
=> Forming an obstructive annular pancreas
What does the rotation of the stomach around its longitudinal axis do to the ventral mesentery?
Throws ventral mesentery (divided into lesser omentum and falciform ligaments by developing liver) to the right
What vein is in the free edge of the falciform ligament?
Umbilical vein
What lies in the free edge of the lesser omentum?
- Common bile duct
- Hepatic artery proper
- Portal vein
What happens when the stomach is rotated around an anterior-posterior axis?
- The fundus goes slightly left, the greater curvature inferiorly & the pylorus to the right & upwards
- The liver is also thrown upwards under the diaphragm
- The free edge of the lesser omentum lies almost vertically between the liver & duodenum
What happens when the stomach is rotated around its longitudinal axis?
- Its posterior aspect (that will become the greater curvature) rotates to the left so that the dorsal mesentery i.e. dorsal mesogastrium (that will become the greater omentum) is thrown to the left as well
- A potential space (lesser sac/omental bursa) is left posterior to the stomach & lesser omentum
Where does the lesser sac (omental bursa) lie? How does it communicate with the greater sac?
- Behind stomach and lesser omentum
* Must communicate with grater sac around the free edge of the lesser omentum (epiploic foramen)
What are the boundaries of the epiploic foramen?
- Anteriorly: free border of the lesser omentum, with the bile duct, the hepatic artery proper, and the portal vein
- Posteriorly: inferior vena cava
- Superiorly: caudate process of the caudate lobe of the liver
- Inferiorly: first part of the duodenum