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. 2021 Jan 8;96(3):370–377. doi: 10.1007/s12565-020-00597-1

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Fig. 5 — Detailed macroscopic analysis of an isolated en bloc specimen observed from the ventral side. a Ventral view of the pancreatic head and the surrounding structures. The PV system, including the PV, SMV, and SpV, was observed. b After removal of the PV system, the plate-like structure (*) was observed. It was continuously connected to the uncinate process and CeT/SMA. c Magnified view of the white rectangular space of (b) after removing loose connective tissue from the plate-like structure. The fibrous bundles of the plate-like structure included nerves and small vessels and mainly surrounded the CeT and SMA (the celiac plexus and SMA plexus). d After removing other arteries (c), arterioles branching from the dorsal pancreatic artery were observed within the plate-like structure. AIPDA anterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery, CeT celiac trunk, CHA common hepatic artery, D duodenum, DPA dorsal pancreatic artery, P pancreas, PV portal vein, RtCG right celiac ganglion, SMA superior mesenteric artery, SMV superior mesenteric vein, SpA splenic artery, SpV splenic vein