Abdomen Lecture Notes Pt. 1 Flashcards
Pain arising from the gut tube will be referred to the
Epigastrium, umbilical, or hypogastrium regions
Lines the entire inside of the abdominal wall
Transversalis Fascia
Gets thick and fatty in the posterior abdominal wall
-Where the kidneys are located
Extraperitoneal layer
Outter covering of peritoneal cavity/inner wall of abdominal cavity
Parietal peritoneum
Envagination of the skin and superficial fascia that has no Camper’s fascia but has a Scarpas fascia (dartos fascia)
Scrotum
Fused together in the inguinal region
Internal oblique and transversalis fascia
Envagination of the transversalis fascia where the spermatic cord becomes continuous with the transversalis fascia
Deep inguinal ring
The folded under free edge of the external oblique aponeurosis
Inguinal ligament
The transition where the internal oblique fibers begin to face downward and medial forms an arch called the
Falx inguinalis
Internal oblique muscle fibers that are envaginated by the testes
Cremaster muscle
The external oblique aponeurosis has a hole in it called the
Superficial inguinal ring
The testes originates in the
Extraperitoneal layer
Both the direct and indirect inguinal hernias exit the
Superficial inguinal ring
What is the anatomical distinguishment between direct and indirect hernias?
Only indirect hernias pass through the deep inguinal ring
Pass MEDIAL to the inferior epigastric artery
Direct inguinal hernias
Pass LATERAL to the inferior epigastric artery
Indirect inguinal hernia
If you kow it’s an inguinal hernia and you place your finger on the DEEP inguinal ring and have the patient cough and you feel the hernia hit your finger in the superficial ring, then the hernia is a
DIRECT inguinal hernia
ALL congenital inguinal hernias are
Indirect Inguinal Hernias
Forms the scrotum in males and the labia major in females
Labiosacral fold
Forms the gubernaculum testes in males and the round ligament of the uterus in females
Caudal Genital Ligament
Gets to the ovary in a fold of peritoneum called the suspensatory ligament of the ovary
Ovarian artery
Causes the dorsal part of the yolk sac to start getting internalized to become the gut tube
Lateral body folding
Pinches off the yolk sac and fully internalizes the gut tube
Fusion of lateral body folds
Once the gut tube forms, we get epithelium proliferation which occludes the lumen by forming the
Epithelial plug
Apoptosis of this epithelial plug reforms the lumen of the gut tube. Failure of this process can result in either
Stenosis (partial block) or Atresia (complete block)
Lateral body folds fuse in the midline to form the
Ventral body wall
Failure of the lateral folds to completely fuse
Gastroschisisis
Proximal part of vitelline duct fuses but the distal end remains open to the exterior
Vitelline sinus
We have overlapping blood supply in the
Duodenum and transverse colon
There are no structures found in the
Coelom
An organ that is COMPLETELY surrounded by peritoneum is called a
Peritoneal organ
An organ that is only PARTIALLY surrounded by peritoneum is called a
Retroperitoneal organ
Peritoneum that COMPLETELY surrounds peritoneal organs is called
Visceral peritoneum
Peritoneum that covers retroperitoneal organs is called
Parietal peritoneum
Peritoneum that connects parietal and visceral peritoneum is called
Mesentary
A ventral evagination of endoderm into the ventral mesentary forms the
Hepatic diverticulum (which forms liver, gallbladder, and bile duct)
The ventral mesentary gives rise to the
Lesser omentum, Falciform ligament, and visceral peritoneum of the liver
The bile duct is found INSIDE of the
Lesser omentum (at the free edge)
The hepatic diverticulum evaginates from the second part of the duodenum, thus the bile duct enters the duodenum in the
2nd part
The bilary duct system is made up of which three parts?
- ) Common bile duct (hepatic diverticulum)
- ) Cystic duct (to gall bladder)
- ) Hepatic Duct (to liver)
Has two ducts that connect to the 2nd part of the duodenum
Pancreas
Drains into the duodenum at the same spot as the common bile duct
Ventral (major) pancreatic duct
Sometimes the ventral pancreas splits into 2 and migrates around both sides of the duodenum forming a ring of pancreas around the 2nd part of the duodenum. This is called
Annular pancreas
The dorsal mesogastrium (dorsal mesentary of the stomach) is made up of which three parts?
- ) Visceral peritoneum of stomach
- ) Gastrosplenic ligament
- ) Splenorenal ligament
Ligament between spleen and stomach
Gastrosplenic ligament
A mesoderm organ that is NOT connected to the gut tube by a duct
Spleen
The splenic artery travels to the spleen in the
Splenorenal ligament
From the 2nd part of the duodenum down, what disappears?
All ventral mesentary
When the gut moves over to the left, the visceral and parietal peritoneum fuse and the peritoneum becomes the
Fusion fascia
Organs that started off as peritoneal but then become retroperitoneal
Secondary retroperitoneal
Peritoneum covering secondary retroperitoneal organs
Parietal peritoneum
Secondary retroperitoneal organs and their blood vessels are IN FRONT of
Primary retroperitoneal organs and blood vessels
Located on the sides of the ascending and descending colon and is a bloodless plain that surgeons use to move secondary retroperitoneal organs and vessels away from the abdominal wall
White line of told
The pathway from the greater sac (ventral) to the lesser sac (dorsal) is around the free edge of the lesser omentum which is known as the
Epiploic foramen (of Winslow)
Located at the free edge of the lesser omentum
Hepatic triad
- ) Bile duct (anterolateral)
- ) Hepatic artery (anteromedial)
- ) Portal vein (posterior)
What are the 5 SECONDARY retroperitoneal organs?
- ) Most of duodenum
- ) Most of pancreas
- ) Ascending colon
- ) Descending colon
- ) Upper rectum
What are the 7 PRIMARY retroperitoneal organs?
- ) Kidney
- ) Adrenal Gland
- ) Ureter
- ) Aorta
- ) Inferior vena cava
- ) Lower rectum
- ) Anal Canal
The lesser omentum is made up of which two parts?
- ) Hepaticogastric ligament (thin)
2. ) Hepaticoduodenal ligament (Thick)
The epiploic foramen is not useful for
Surgical entry to the lesser sac
What 3 things can we cut through to gain surgical entry to the lesser sac?
- ) Lesser omentum (left entry)
- ) Gastrosplenic ligament (right entry)
- ) Gastrocolic ligament (frontal entry)
Fused to the greater omentum
Transverse colon and transverse mesocolon
Part of the greater omentum in front of the transverse colon that serves as a boundary between greater and lesser sacs
Gastrocolic ligament
Which arteries run along the lesser curvature of the stomach and anastomose with one another
Left gastric (celiac trunk) and right gastric (proper hepatic)
Gives off the left gastroomental artery to the greater curvature and the short gastric arteries to the fundus of the stomach
Splenic artery
Bifurcates into an ascending branch (proper hepatic) and a descending branch (gastroduodenal)
Common hepatic artery (off celiac trunk)
Which arteries are found on the greater curvature of the stomach where they anastamose?
Left and right gastroomental arteries
Gives off the right gastroomental artery and the superior pancreaticoduodenal artery
Gastroduodenal artery (branch off common hepatic)
Artery formed by the anastomoses between the ileocolic, right colic, left colic, middle colic, and sigmoid arteries of the colon
Marginal artery of Drummond
The marginal artery of drummond does not sit on the
Colon
The marginal artery of Drummond sends branches to the colon that do not have anastomoses called
Vasa recta
Occlusion of a vasa recta artery causes
Ischemic bowel in that section
The vasa recta penetrate the colon at weak spots in the wall, which are common spots for
Diverticulitis
Where are the three anastomoses to get from the portal system to the IVC if the liver is occluded?
- ) By upper part of rectum
- ) By esophagus
- ) Paraumbilical veins
The anastomoses by the upper part of the rectum is an anastomosis between the
Superior rectal vein (portal) and middle and inferior rectal veins (IVC)
The anastomosis by the esophagus is an anstomosis between the
Left gastric vein (portal) and the esophageal and azygous veins (IVC)
The anastomosis with the paraumbilical veins is between the
Paraumbilical veins (portal) and the superior epigastric veins (IVC)
If blood is redirected throug the anastomosis by the upper part of the rectum, we see
Internal hemmorhoids
If blood is redirected through the esophageal anastomosis, we see
Esophageal varices
If blood is directed through the paraumbilical anastomosis, we see
Capute medusae (bulging veins radiating from umbilicus)
None of the branches of the portal venous system have
Valves
Run along the surface of the ligamentum teres
Paraumbilical veins
The most common procedure to create a communiation between portal and caval systems where a shunt is placed between hepatic veins (IVC) and portal veins in the liver
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
All the lymph channels in the abdomen drain into the
-Continues superiorly as the thoracic duct
Cysterna Chylae
What are the three hiatuses of the diaphragm?
- ) Aortic hiatus
- ) Cavalhiatus
- ) Esophageal hiatus
Sits between the two crura BEHIND the diaphragm
Aortic hiatus
Located in the central tendon of the diaphragm
-Where the IVC passes through
Caval hiatus
Opening in the right crus of the diaphrgm
-the only hiatus surrounded by skeletal muscle
Esophageal hiatus
Which part of the stomach does the esophagus insert into?
Cardia
Thickening of circular smooth muscle that marks the entrance to the duodenum
Pyloric Sphincter
The bile duct and major pancreatic duct empty into the
Ampulla of Vater
The blood supply to the duodenum gets to the duodenum by first passing through the
Head of the pancreas
Allows superior mesenteric artery to to supply blood to the forgut if the celiac trunk is occluded
Anastomosis between superior and inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries
The tail of the pancreas is directly next to the
Spleen
Hook off the head of the pancreas that tucks BEHIND the superior mesenteric artery and vein
Uncinate process
A pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure) is made up of what three portions?
-Duodenum and head of pancreas are removed
- ) Gastrojejunostomy
- ) Pancreaticujejunostomy
- ) Hepaticojejunostomy
The left and right hepatic ducts form the common hepatic duct which joins with the cystic duct from the gall bladder to form the
Common bile duct
Occlusions of the cystic duct which cause extreme pain following meals
Gall Stones
Formed by the cystic duct, common hepatic duct, and liver
-Cystic artery courses right through the middle
Hepatocystic triangle
Fracture of the left 9th, 10th, or 11th rib can lacerate the
Spleen
Located in the upper left quadrant and has a feathery appearance under barium contrast
Jejunum
Located in the lower right quadrant and has a solid appearance under barium contrast
Ileum
If the splenic flexure can be seen on imaging at the same level or lower than the hepatic flexure than there is likely
Spleen enlargement