Table V.

Duodenojejunal recess

S. No.	Position and direction	Depth [cm]	Width [cm]	Related structures (normal)	Related structures (anomalous)
9	On the Lt side of abdominal aorta between D-J fold & root of transverse mesocolon, orifice is circular & directed ↓ & Rt	3.0	2.2	Above pancreas, on Lt by Lt kidney & LRV inferiorly	–
10	Opening directed ↑ & Lt	1.5	3.0	do	–
43	do	3.5	1.5	do	–
46	do	3.0	1.2	do	–
47	do	3.5	1.2	do	–
48	do	2.5	1.0	do	–
49	do	2.5	1.2	do	–
52	do	3.0	1.2	do	–
58	do	2.0	1.0	do	–
59	do	2.0	0.8	do	–
61	do	2.0	1.2	do	–
68	do	3.0	1.2	do	–
73	do	2.0	1.0	do	–
78	do	3.0	1.2	IMV in Lt fold	–
79	do	3.5	2.0	Above pancreas, on Lt by Lt kidney & LRV inferiorly	–
83	do	3.0	1.2	do	–
88	do	2.5	1.0	IMV in Lt fold	–
89	do	2.2	0.4	do	–

These are the observations done in individual case. S. No. 1–10: cadavers, S. No. 11–55: post-mortem cases, S. No. 56–100: laparotomy cases (56–90 paediatric cases & 90–100 adult cases), D-J fold – duodenojejunal fold, IMV – inferior mesenteric vein, LRV – left renal vein, Lt – left, Rt – right, ↓ – downwards, ↑ – upwards, do – same.