What you are too afraid to ask about surgical anatomy of the stomach
- What is the criminal nerve of Grassi?
- What are the Lymph node stations of the stomach?
- How is the cardia irrigated?
To answer the questions:
- What is the criminal nerve of Grassi? It is the first branch of the posterior vagus nerve that gives innervation to the posterior wall of the gastric fundus.
- What are the lymph node stations of the stomach?Lymph node stations are described in this class: there are 20 groups in the abdominal area that are divided into regional lymph nodes and metastatic lymph nodes, and 3 groups in the thoracic region (110, 111 and 112).
- How is the cardia irrigated?The cardia is irrigated by the anterior and posterior cardioesophageal arteries (also called anterior and posterior gastric arteries) and by branches of the lower diaphragmatic artery.
