Quick Facts
Location: Extends from the cystic duct to the posterior surface of the duodenum.
Drainage: Gallbladder, cystic duct, and hepatic duct.
Direction of Flow: Superior pancreaticoduodenal nodes > celiac nodes > intestinal trunk > cisterna chyli > thoracic duct.
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The node of the anterior border of the omental foramen belongs to the hepatic lymph nodes. It is elongated, extending from the cystic duct towards the posterior surface of the duodenum. It receives afferent vessels from the cystic node, as well as the gallbladder, cystic duct, and hepatic duct. Its efferent vessels reach the posterior nodes of the superior pancreaticoduodenal nodes and the lateral aortic nodes (Földi et al., 2012).
References
Földi, M., Földi, E., Strößenreuther, R. and Kubik, S. (2012) Földi's Textbook of Lymphology: for Physicians and Lymphedema Therapists. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The node of the anterior border of the omental foramen belongs to the hepatic lymph nodes. It is elongated, extending from the cystic duct towards the posterior surface of the duodenum. It receives afferent vessels from the cystic node, as well as the gallbladder, cystic duct, and hepatic duct. Its efferent vessels reach the posterior nodes of the superior pancreaticoduodenal nodes and the lateral aortic nodes (Földi et al., 2012).
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