Exploration of peritoneal cavity |
Duodenojejunal junction; superior and inferior duodenal recesses |
In a different specimen from that shown in the preceding view there are well-defined superior and inferior duodenal folds and corresponding recesses. The abundance of fat in the mesenteries has obscured the descending colon and kidney. |
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| Jejunum (retracted to the right) | 2
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| Superior duodenal recess | 3
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| Ascending part of duodenum | 4
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| Mesenteries | 5
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| Transverse colon | 6
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| Costal cartilage | 7
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| Duodenojejunal flexure | 8
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| Peritoneum (cut edge) | 9
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| Superior duodenal fold | 10
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| Inferior duodenal recess | 11
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| Inferior duodenal fold | 12
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| Location of descending colon (obscured by subperitoneal fat) |
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