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. 2011 Nov 7;6(11):e27166. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027166

Figure 5. Visualizing the distribution of internal structures of the LES on CVH2 by transparent processing.

Figure 5

(A, B) Posterointernal and anteroexternal view of the LES in 3D. The left gastric artery and vein pass through the anteroinferior part of the GBA and enter the lesser omentum. The left gastric lymph nodes are situated behind the left gastric vessels in the GBA, and the left cardiac lymph nodes are situated at the fat pad of the GBA. These structures are located at the corresponding position in the LES. The trunk of the posterior gastric vein passes through the lower segment of the left layer of the gastrophrenic ligament, the GBA, the LSFS, and the GBA, near the posterior border of the LES. Finally, this trunk penetrates through the upper segment of the left layer of the gastrophrenic ligament and enters the posterior wall of the gastric fundus. Similarly, the posterior branch of the posterior gastric vein goes straight through the lower segment of the left layer of the gastrophrenic ligament at its posterior margin and reaches the gastric wall. A: GBA; B: LSFS; C: posterior gastric vein and its branches; D: lower segment of the left layer of the gastrophrenic ligament; E: left gastric artery; F: left gastric vein and its branches; G: upper segment of the left layer of the gastrophrenic ligament; H: left cardiac lymph nodes; I: left gastric lymph nodes.