Quick Facts
Location: Adjacent to the posterior pancreaticoduodenal arteries.
Drainage: Posterior aspects of the head of pancreas and duodenum.
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 posterior pancreaticoduodenal nodes are a group of two to four nodes located on the posterior aspect of the pancreas, adjacent to the common bile duct, with one node consistently present at the superior duodenal flexure. These afferent vessels of these nodes receive lymph from the posterior aspects of the head of the pancreas, the common bile duct, and duodenum.
The efferent vessels of the posterior pancreaticoduodenal nodes that accompany the posterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery drain into the hepatic nodes, while those that accompany the posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery drain into the central superior mesenteric nodes (Reynolds, 2016).
References
Földi, M., Földi, E., Strößenreuther, R. and Kubik, S. (2012) Földi's Textbook of Lymphology: for Physicians and Lymphedema Therapists. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Reynolds, J. C. (2016) The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations: Digestive System: Part III - Liver, etc. E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The posterior pancreaticoduodenal nodes are a group of two to four nodes located on the posterior aspect of the pancreas, adjacent to the common bile duct, with one node consistently present at the superior duodenal flexure. These afferent vessels of these nodes receive lymph from the posterior aspects of the head of the pancreas, the common bile duct, and duodenum.
The efferent vessels of the posterior pancreaticoduodenal nodes that accompany the posterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery drain into the hepatic nodes, while those that accompany the posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery drain into the central superior mesenteric nodes (Reynolds, 2016).
