Quick Facts
Location: Around the pylorus of stomach.
Drainage: Pylorus of stomach and proximal duodenum.
Direction of Flow: Hepatic nodes > celiac nodes > intestinal trunk > cisterna chyli > thoracic duct.
Related parts of the anatomy
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The pyloric nodes are found adjacent to the pylorus of the stomach. These nodes receive afferent vessels that drain the pylorus of the stomach and the proximal duodenum. The efferent vessels of the pyloric nodes ascend to drain into the hepatic 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 pyloric nodes are found adjacent to the pylorus of the stomach. These nodes receive afferent vessels that drain the pylorus of the stomach and the proximal duodenum. The efferent vessels of the pyloric nodes ascend to drain into the hepatic nodes (Földi et al., 2012).
