Espiral Atlas
OrganAbdomen

Pancreas

pancreas

Retroperitoneal, crossing the bodies of L1 and L2 (transpyloric plane) on the posterior wall, behind the stomach, between the duodenum (on the right) and the spleen (on the left).

Abdomen – 3D human anatomy atlas

In the full entry

The full entry, with every field, sources, quiz and clinical correlations, is in the atlas.

  • Structure
  • Neighborhood

Related clinical cases

  • Blockage of the hepatopancreatic ampulla and pancreatitis
  • Accessory pancreatic tissue
  • Rupture and resection of the pancreas
  • Cancer of the pancreas
  • Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Other structures in this region

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