RightvagusnerveTracheaArch of aortaAortaThoracicesophagusAbdominal esophagusRight crus ofdiaphragmLeft vagus nerve
Fig. 4.63 Arterial supply to the abdominal esophagus and stomach.
Fig. 4.64 Stomach.
Fig. 4.65 Radiograph, using barium, showing the stomach and duodenum. A. Double-contrast radiograph of the stomach. B. Double-contrast radiograph showing the duodenal cap.
Fundus of stomachPyloric orificeSuperior part of duodenumABPyloric antrumEsophagusNormal duodenal capPyloric antrum of stomachInferior duodenumDuodenal jejunal flexureBody of stomachDescending part of duodenumPyloric canalPyloric sphincter
Fig. 4.66 Duodenum.
PancreasDuodenum—superior partDuodenum—descending partDuodenum —ascending partDuodenum—inferior partDescending colonAscending colonSpleenAbdominal aortaEsophagusL1L2L3Bile ductRight suprarenal glandRight kidneyGallbladderPosition of majorduodenal papillaPosition of minorduodenal papillaLeft kidneySuperior mesenteric vein and arteryPortal veinInferior vena cava
Fig. 4.67 Arterial supply to the duodenum.
Fig. 4.68 Radiograph, using barium, showing the jejunum and ileum.
Fig. 4.69 Differences in the arterial supply to the small intestine. A. Jejunum. B. Ileum.
Fig. 4.70 Ileocecal junction. A. Radiograph showing ileocecal junction. B. Illustration showing ileocecal junction and the ileocecal fold. C. Endoscopic image of the ileocecal fold.
Fig. 4.71 Arterial supply to the ileum.
Fig. 4.72 The endoscope is a flexible plastic tube that can be controlled from the proximal end. Through a side portal various devices can be inserted, which run through the endoscope and can be used to obtain biopsies and to perform minor endoluminal surgical procedures (e.g., excision of polyps).
Fig. 4.73 Endoscopic images of the gastroesophageal junction. A. Normal. B. Esophageal cancer at esophageal junction.
Fig. 4.74 Endoscopic image of the pyloric antrum of the stomach looking toward the pylorus.
Fig. 4.75 Endoscopic image showing normal appearance of the second part of the duodenum.
Fig. 4.76 Small bowel visualization using MRI in coronal plane.
Fig. 4.77 Axial CT shows sigmoid colon wall thickening caused by tumor.
Fig. 4.78 Vasculature associated with a Meckel’s diverticulum. A. Surgical image of Meckel’s diverticulum. B. Digital subtraction angiography.
Fig. 4.79 Large intestine.
Transverse colonSigmoid colonAscending colonRight colic flexureAppendixCecumHaustra of colonOmental appendicesLeft colic flexureAnal canalRectumIleumTaeniae coli
Fig. 4.80 Radiograph, using barium, showing the large intestine.
Fig. 4.81 Position of the large intestine in the nine-region organizational pattern.
Fig. 4.82 Cecum and appendix.
Fig. 4.83 Mesoappendix and appendicular vessels.
Fig. 4.84 Positions of the appendix.
Fig. 4.85 Arterial supply to the cecum and appendix.