Duodenal cancer

Question 1

What are the different reflections of the peritoneum?

Answer 1

1. Mesentery

2. Omentum

Question 2

What are the different types of mesenteries?

Answer 2

1. Transverse mesocolon
2. Sigmoid mesocolon
3. Mesentery of the small intestine

Question 3

What are the different types of omentum?

Answer 3

1. Greater omentum: from greater curvature of the stomach to proximal duodenum
2. Lesser omentum: lesser curvature of the stomach and proximal duodenum to the liver

Question 4

What are the different types of recesses in the abdomen?

Answer 4

1. Paracolic gutters
2. Subphrenic gutters
3. Suphepatic gutters
4. Infracolic and supracolic gutters