Quick Facts
Location: Anterior and posterior to the head of the pancreas and the duodenum.
Drainage: Stomach, duodenum, head of pancreas, and common bile duct.
Direction of Flow: Hepatic nodes > celiac nodes > intestinal trunk > cisterna chyli > thoracic duct.
Or
Central superior mesenteric nodes > Intestinal trunk or left lumbar trunk > cisterna chyli > thoracic duct.
Related parts of the anatomy
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The pancreaticoduodenal nodes are a group of nodes that accompany the pancreaticoduodenal arteries. These include anterior pancreaticoduodenal nodes that accompany the anterior superior and inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries on the anterior surface of the head of the pancreas and the duodenum. The posterior pancreaticoduodenal nodes are found on the posterior surface of the pancreas, adjacent to the posterior pancreaticoduodenal arch and the common bile duct.
Their afferent vessels receive lymph from the stomach, head of the pancreas, the duodenum, and the common bile duct.
The efferent vessels of the pancreaticoduodenal nodes connect with the hepatic and mesenteric 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 pancreaticoduodenal nodes are a group of nodes that accompany the pancreaticoduodenal arteries. These include anterior pancreaticoduodenal nodes that accompany the anterior superior and inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries on the anterior surface of the head of the pancreas and the duodenum. The posterior pancreaticoduodenal nodes are found on the posterior surface of the pancreas, adjacent to the posterior pancreaticoduodenal arch and the common bile duct.
Their afferent vessels receive lymph from the stomach, head of the pancreas, the duodenum, and the common bile duct.
The efferent vessels of the pancreaticoduodenal nodes connect with the hepatic and mesenteric nodes (Földi et al., 2012).
