Pancreas Flashcards
Most commonly performed surgery to remove tumors in the pancreas
Whipples procedure
Surgical maneuver to expose structures in the retroperitoneum behind the duodenum and pancreas
Kochers maneuver
Pancreas weight in adult
75-100g
Pancreas length in adult
15-20 cm
Just behind the head of the pancreas lie
- the vena cava,
- the right renal artery,
- and both renal veins
Neck lies directly over the
Portal vein
Neck overlies in vertebral body of
L1 and L2
At the inferior border of the neck
superior mesenteric vein joins the splenicvein as the portal vein
Body and tail lie just anterior to the
Splenic artery and vein
Uncinate process wrap around the right side of the
Portal vein
Uncinate process end posteriorlynear the space betweenthe ____________ and ____________
Superior messentery artery and vein
Venous draining the pancreatic head and uncinateprocess enter along the ___________ and ____________ of the portal vein
Right lateral
Posterior sides
from the ventral bud connects to the bile duct
Ducts of wirsung
from the larger dorsal bud connects to the duodenum
Ducts of santorini
persist as a blind accessory duct -or drain through the lesser papilla
Ducts of santorini
Majority drains in to the major papilla
Ducts of wirsung
In a minority, ducts remain separate, and the majority of the pancreas drains through the duct of Santorini, a condition referred to as
Pancreas divisum