Quick Facts
Location: Surround the celiac trunk.
Drainage: Stomach, spleen, duodenum, liver, and pancreas.
Direction of Flow: Intestinal trunk > cisterna chyli > thoracic duct.
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The celiac nodes are located adjacent to the celiac trunk and are considered part of the preaortic nodes. These nodes receive lymph from nodes around the stomach, lesser omentum, spleen, duodenum, liver, and pancreas.
The efferent vessels of the celiac nodes carry lymph to the intestinal trunk (Standring, 2016).
References
Standring, S. (2016) Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. Gray's Anatomy Series 41 edn.: Elsevier Limited.
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The celiac nodes are located adjacent to the celiac trunk and are considered part of the preaortic nodes. These nodes receive lymph from nodes around the stomach, lesser omentum, spleen, duodenum, liver, and pancreas.
The efferent vessels of the celiac nodes carry lymph to the intestinal trunk (Standring, 2016).
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Celiac Lymph Nodes
Celiac lymph nodes are defined by their location within a 2-cm area from the celiac trunk.
