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A 16-year-old girl is brought to the ...
Tail of the pancreas ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
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According to FA, the splenorenal ligament contains the tail of the pancreas and the splenic artery & vein

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littletreetrunk  The pancreas is supplied by the pancreatic branches of the splenic artery. The head is additionally supplied by the superior and inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries which are branches of the gastroduodenal (from coeliac trunk) and superior mesenteric arteries, respectively. +13
andersen  FA 2019 page 355 / / +1

bumping littletreetrunk: The pancreas is supplied by the pancreatic branches of the splenic artery. The head is additionally supplied by the superior and inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries which are branches of the gastroduodenal (from coeliac trunk) and superior mesenteric arteries, respectively.

also see figure 4 here: https://teachmeanatomy.info/abdomen/viscera/pancreas/

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Spleenโ€”arises in mesentery of stomach (hence is mesodermal) but has foregut supply (celiac trunk ->ย splenic artery.

Splenorenal ligament = Connects Spleen to left pararenal space. It contains Splenic artery and vein, tail of pancreas. It is a derivative of dorsal mesentery.

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This image should help.

Venous drainage is the same.

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