Posterior Pancreaticoduodenal Lymph Vessels
Vasa lymphatica pancreaticiduodenales posteriores
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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 receive afferent vessels 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
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 receive afferent vessels 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).
