Anatomy of the stomach

Bazira, Peter J.

Abstract

The stomach is the most dilated portion of the muscular tube that forms the digestive tract. It is located between the oesophagus proximally, and the duodenum distally. Developmentally, the stomach is a derivative of the embryonic foregut, and this derivation is reflected in its arterial supply from the coeliac trunk – the artery to the foregut. Physiologically, the stomach acts simultaneously as a temporary food store, an organ of digestion, and a mechanism to control the rate of flow of digested food into the small intestine where absorption occurs. This article describes in detail the surgically relevant topographical anatomy of the stomach, including its blood supply and lymphatic drainage.

Citation

Bazira, P. J. (2023). Anatomy of the stomach. Surgery (Oxford), 41(11), 698-702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpsur.2023.08.014

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Acceptance Date: Apr 3, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Sep 25, 2023
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2023
• Deposit Date: Oct 31, 2024
• Journal: Surgery (United Kingdom)
• Print ISSN: 0263-9319
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 698-702
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpsur.2023.08.014
• Keywords: Antrum; Fundus; Gastric blood supply; Lesser sac; Lymphatic drainage; Pylorus; Stomach bed
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4408458