Location
l Upper and left part of abdomen
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l Epigastric, umbilical and lefthypochondrial region
Stomach
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l In adult life, stomach located T10 and
L3 vertebral segment
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l Can be divided into anatomic regionsbased on external landmarks
l 4 regions
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l Cardia
l Fundus
l Corpus (body)
l Antrum
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Anatomy
l Cardia- region
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just distal to the
GE junction
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l Fundus- portionabove and to the
left of the GE
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junction
Anatomy
l Corpus- region
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between fundus and
antrum
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l Margin not distinctlyexternal, has arbitrary
borders
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l Antrum- bounded
distally by the
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pylorusl Which can be
appreciated by
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palpation of a
thickened ring of
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smooth muscleshape
l Depends on degree of distension and
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surrounding viscera
l Empty - J shape
l Partly distended - piriform
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l Obese - horizontal - steer hornstomach
size
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l Distensiblel 10 in. long
Capacity
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l 30 ml - birthl 1 l - puberty
l 1 ? l ? 2 l or more - adult
External features
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l Cardiac orfice -7th costal cartilage, T 11
vertebra
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l Pyloric orifice - lowerborder of L 1Pyloric constriction - circular groove
Pylorus = gate guard
PrePyloric vein in front of constriction
l Lesser curvature, lesser omentum, incisura
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angularis
External features...
l Greater curvature, GO,GS,GP.
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l cardiac notchAnterior surface - forward upward
Posterior surface -backward downward
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Sub divisionsl Cardiac ,Pyloric parts
Cardiac ? fundus , body
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Pyloric ? pyloric antrum ( 3 in.), pyloriccanal(1 in.)
Relations
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Peritoneall Lesser omentum
l Greater omentum
l Gastrosplenic ligament
l Gastrophrenic ligament
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l Bare areaRelations.....
Visceral
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l Anterior surfaceLiver, diaphragm, ant. Abd.wall
l Posterior surface
Diaphragm, Lt. kidney, Lt. supra renal
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gland, pancreas, transverse mesocolon,splEnic flexure of colon, splenic artery -
stomach bed
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Sromach Bed
Interior of stomach
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l Gastric rugae
Longitudinal along lesser curvature ?
gastric canal, irregular elsewhere.
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l Gastric pits
Gastric glands opens
Vasculature
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l Well vascularized organl Arterial flow mainly derived from
Celiac Artery
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l 3 BrancheslLeft Gastric Artery
lSupplies the cardia of the
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stomach and distal esophagus
lSplenic Artery
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lGives rise to 2 branches whichhelp supply the greater
curvature of the stomach
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lLeft Gastroepiploic
lShort Gastric Arteries
lCommon Hepatic or Proper Hepatic
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Arteryl2 major branches
lRight Gastric- supples a
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portion of the lesser curvature
lGastroduodenal artery
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-Gives rise to RightGastroepiploic artery
-helps supply greater
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curvature in conjunction
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with Left Gastroepiploic ArteryBlood supply
l Left gastric artery- br of coeliac trunk
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l Right gastric artery- br of commonhepatic artery
l Right gastro epiploic artery- br of
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gastrodoudinal artery
l Left gastro epiploic artery- br of
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splenic arteyl 5-7 short gastric arteries -br of
splenic artery
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Arterial Supply
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Vasculature
Blood supply
lVeins
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Portal veinSuperior mesenteric vein
Splenic vein
Venous drainage
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? Right & left gastric veins -> hepatic
portal vein.
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l Left gastroepiploic & short gastricveins -> hepatic portal vein via the
splenic vein.
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l Right gastroepiploic vein join superior
mesenteric vein.
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Venous Drainage
Lymphatic drainage
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l Area A pancreatosplenicl Area B left gastric
l Area C right gastroepiploic sub pyloric
hepatic
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l Area D diff directions into pyloric,
hepatic, left gastric
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l Coeliac trunk cisterna chyliLymphatic Drainage
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Anatomyl Lymphatic drainage
l Lymph from the proximal portion of the
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stomach drains along the lesser curvature first
drains into superior gastric lymph nodes
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surrounding the Left Gastric Arteryl Distal portion of lesser curvature drains through
the suprapyloric nodes
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l Proximal portion of the greater curvature is
supplied by the lymphatic vessels that traverse
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the pancreaticosplenic nodesl Antral portion of the greater curvature drains
into the subpyloric and omental nodal groups
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Anatomy
l Nerve Supply
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l Left and Right Vagus Nerves descend
parallel to the esophagus within the
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thorax before forming a peri-esophagealplexus between the tracheal bifurcation
and the diaphragm
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l From this plexus, two vagal trunks
coalesce before passing through the
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esophageal hiatus of the diaphragmAnatomy
l Left (anterior)
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l
Vagus Nerve
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l Left of theesophagus
l Branches
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l Hepatic Branch
l Supplies liver
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and BiliaryTract
l Anterior gastric
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or Ant. Nerve of
Latarget
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Anatomy
l Right (posterior)
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Vagus Nervel Right of the
esophagus
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l Branches
l Celiac
l Posterior
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Latarget
l Innervates
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posteriorgastric wall
Anatomy
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l Parasympathetic innervation of
Stomach- Vagus Nerve
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l 90% of fiber in vagal trunk is afferent(info transmitting from stomach to CNS)
l Sympathetic innervation of Stomach-
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Splanchnic Nerve
l Derived from spinal segement T5-T10
Nerve supply
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l Sympathetic T5 - T10
Via splanchenic nerves, coeliac and
hepatic pluxes
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? Vasomotor
? Motor to pyloric shincter only
? Pain sensation from stomach
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Nerve supplyl Parasympathetic
From vagi through oesophageal pluxes
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and gastric nerves? Motor and secretomotor
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Innervationfunctions
l Reservoir of food
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l Peristaltic movementsl Gastric glands gastric juice, HCL
l Mucous
l absorption
Applied anatomy
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l Displacement of stomach
l Hiatus hernia
l Congenital diaphramatic hernia
l Pyloro spasm
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l Congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosisl Gastrectomy ? ca stomach
Applied anatomy
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l Ulcers, helico bacter pylori andvagotomy
l Gastric pain felt in epigastium
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l Barium meal x ray, gastroscope