• 1. The First Department of General Surgery,The 152nd Hospital of PLA, Pingdingshan 467000, Henan Province, China;;
  • 2. Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery,No. 3 Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Wuxi 214041, Jiangsu Province, China;
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Objective  To study the vascular applied anatomy,the anatomic features of fascial,and interfascial space around the pancreas and duodenum,observe marker and safe surgical plane of pancreaticoduodenal region,and provide clinical anatomy basis for surgery of duodenum, pancreatic head,and distal common bile duct.
Methods  Anatomical observations were performed in 7 formalin fixed cadavers on duodenum,distal common bile duct,and pancreatic peripheral blood supply.Transverse mesocolon,pancreatic capsule and potential interfascial space,surgical plane and anatomic marker for reorganization around pancreas were observed.
Results  Gastropancreatic fold and hepatopancreatic fold formed by pancreatic capsule were good markers to locate the root of left gastric artery and common hepatic artery.A vessel-free plane between the behind pancreas and the anterior lamella of Gerota fascia could be used to make lymphadenectomy and pancreatic dissection behind pancreas and duodenum.Gerota fascia should be regarded as a safe posterior border to avoid injuring vessels and adrenal gland by mistake.The descending part and horizontal part of duodenum were mainly supplied by the anterior and posterior pancreaticoduodenal arterial arcade.The anterior and posterior pancreaticoduodenal arterial arcade should be protected in duodenum-preserving resection of pancreatic head.
Conclusions  Full understanding of pancreatic fascial and interfascial space formed in embryonic development is very important.Operation along the interfascial spaces is safe without bleeding and organ injury,which is essential in oncosurgery.

Citation: WANG Guangwei,GU Yuanlong,ZHAI Niankuan,LIU Minfeng.. Relative Anatomic Research Around Pancreatic Interfascial Space and Safe Surgical Plane-Regard Pancreas as Axis. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2012, 19(2): 177-180. doi: Copy