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. 2016 Jan 12;14:7. doi: 10.1186/s12957-015-0758-4

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

An overview of the different embryonic development periods of the gastrointestinal tract in relation to the forming process of the three surgical planes identified for LCME. S stomach, Sp spleen, DMG dorsal mesogastrium, TMC transverse mesocolon, D duodenum, P pancreas, C colon, K kidney, ARF anterior renal fascia, VMG ventral mesogastrium, RGEV right gastroepiploic vein, HT Henle trunk, RCV right colic vein, ICA-V ileocolic artery vein, SMA superior mesenteric artery, SMV superior mesenteric vein, AMC ascending mesocolon, TC transverse colon, TSP third surgical plane, SSP second surgical plane