Pancreas anatomy

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Despite recent developments, effectiveness of chemotherapy is still rather limited for most types of cancer, including tumors of the colon, lung, kidney, pancreas, and liver. Why some cancers respond better than others may be explained by factors relating to the anatomy and physiology of the cancer-ridden organ or... 

Bonner-Weir, S. (1991). Anatomy of the islet of Langerhans in the endocrine pancreas. In The Endocrine Pancreas (E. Samols, ed.), pp. 15-27. Raven Press, New York. 

Gepts W. Pathologic anatomy of the pancreas in juvenile diabetes mellitus. Diabetes. 1965 14(10) 619-633. 

Fig. 4.14. Scheme of the anatomy and relationship of the pancreatic in pancreas divisum. Note the reversal of the relative size of the ducts. (Drawing adapted from F.N. Netter 1964] The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations-Digestive System-part III)... 

The hepatic and splenic arteries typically arise from the celiac axis, which has its origin at the T12/ LI level of the abdominal aorta. The three main branches of the celiac include the splenic, left gastric, and common hepatic arteries. The splenic artery is typically large and tortuous and supplies small branches to the pancreas. The common hepatic branches into the gastroduodenal and proper hepatic arteries. There is significant variant anatomy of the hepatic arteries Aat the interventionist should be aware of. The most common variation is the replaced right hepatic artery, which arises from the superior mesenteric artery (SMA). This occurs in 12%-15% of the population. Other less frequent variations include the replaced left hepatic from the left gastric artery (11%) and the completely replaced common hepatic from the SMA (2%). 

Hunger and Appetite Anatomy of the Digestive System Physiology of Digestion Mouth Esophagus Stomach Small Intestine Pancreas Liver... 

Fig.7.3a,b. A 53-year-old man after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation. (CIA Common iliac artery, d donor s, ElA external iliac artery, llA internal iliac artery, IPDA inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery, r right, RA renal artery, RV renal vein, SA splenic artery, SMA superior mesenteric artery), a Angiogram obtained 31 months after operation shows normal posttransplant arterial anatomy with right-sided pancreatic and left-sided renal graft, b Maximum-intensity-projection reconstruction of contrast-enhanced MR imaging obtained 47 months after operation with normal posttransplant arterial anatomy... 

Fig. 7.6. A 28-year-old man image obtained 3 weeks after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation with systemic venous drainage. 3D volumerendering display of contrast-enhanced MDCT during dominant venous phase shows normal posttransplant venous anatomy. (CIV Common iliac vein, d donor s, IVC inferior vena cava, PV portal vein, r right, RV renal vein.) Annotations pancreatic graft (arrow), renal graft (black asterisk)...

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