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. 2024 Mar 7;245(1):1–11. doi: 10.1111/joa.14036

FIGURE 7.

FIGURE 7

Schematic diagram of the fascia, arteries, and nerves around the pancreas. (a) The fasciae of Treitz and Toldt get closer to each other caudally to the root of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and form a narrow gap around the roots of the celiac trunk (CeT) and SMA. (b) The celiac plexus (PLce) does not penetrate the fascia but converges once to traverse through the gap before extending to the pancreas while accompanying the arteries. Ao, aorta; CeT, celiac trunk; CHA, common hepatic artery; GDA, gastroduodenal artery; IPDA, inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery; LGA, left gastric artery; Pa, pancreas; PHA, proper hepatic artery; PLce, celiac plexus; PLphI, pancreatic head plexus I; PLphII, pancreatic head plexus II; SMA, superior mesenteric artery; SpA, splenic artery.