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Anatomy

Abdomen

Question 53 of 180

A 65 year old man presents to ED complaining of abdominal pain and weight loss. Imaging shows a tumour anterior to the inferior vena cava. Which of the following structures is most likely to be compressed by this tumour:

Answer:

The third part of the duodenum crosses anterior to the inferior vena cava. The other structures do not cross the inferior vena cava anteriorly.

Small Intestine: Duodenum

The small intestine is the longest part of the gastrointestinal tract and extends from the pyloric orifice of the stomach to the ileocaecal fold, comprising the duodenum, jejunum and ileum. The first part of the small intestine is the duodenum.

Small Intestine. (Image by Blausen.com staff (2014). “Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014”. WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). DOI:10.15347/wjm/2014.010. ISSN 2002-4436. [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons)

Anatomical Position

The duodenum is a C-shaped structure, adjacent to the head of the pancreas, and above the level of the umbilicus. It is retroperitoneal except for its proximal part which is connected to the liver by the hepatoduodenal ligament of the lesser omentum.

Parts of the Duodenum

  • The superior (first) part extends from the pyloric orifice of the stomach to the neck of the gallbladder, lies just to the right of the body of vertebra L1, and passes anterior to the inferior vena cava and superior to the head of the pancreas.
  • The descending (second) part is just to the right of the midline, extending from the neck of the gallbladder to the lower border of vertebra L3 and lying lateral to the head of the pancreas. This part contains the major duodenal papilla which is the common entrance for the bile and pancreatic ducts.
  • The inferior (third) part is the longest section, crossing the inferior vena cava, the aorta and the vertebral column at the level of vertebra L3 and lying inferior to the pancreas.
  • The ascending (fourth) part passes upwards on, or to the left of the aorta to approximately the upper border of vertebra L2 and terminates at the duodenojejunal flexure.

Modified by FRCEM Success. Original by Henry Vandyke Carter [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Relations of the Duodenum. (Image modified by FRCEM Success. Original by Henry Vandyke Carter [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons)

Blood supply

The arterial supply of the duodenum is primarily from the pancreaticoduodenal arteries, branches of the superior mesenteric artery and the gastroduodenal artery (branch of the common hepatic artery from the coeliac trunk).

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  • Biochemistry
  • Blood Gases
  • Haematology
Biochemistry Normal Value
Sodium 135 – 145 mmol/l
Potassium 3.0 – 4.5 mmol/l
Urea 2.5 – 7.5 mmol/l
Glucose 3.5 – 5.0 mmol/l
Creatinine 35 – 135 μmol/l
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) 5 – 35 U/l
Gamma-glutamyl Transferase (GGT) < 65 U/l
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) 30 – 135 U/l
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) < 40 U/l
Total Protein 60 – 80 g/l
Albumin 35 – 50 g/l
Globulin 2.4 – 3.5 g/dl
Amylase < 70 U/l
Total Bilirubin 3 – 17 μmol/l
Calcium 2.1 – 2.5 mmol/l
Chloride 95 – 105 mmol/l
Phosphate 0.8 – 1.4 mmol/l
Haematology Normal Value
Haemoglobin 11.5 – 16.6 g/dl
White Blood Cells 4.0 – 11.0 x 109/l
Platelets 150 – 450 x 109/l
MCV 80 – 96 fl
MCHC 32 – 36 g/dl
Neutrophils 2.0 – 7.5 x 109/l
Lymphocytes 1.5 – 4.0 x 109/l
Monocytes 0.3 – 1.0 x 109/l
Eosinophils 0.1 – 0.5 x 109/l
Basophils < 0.2 x 109/l
Reticulocytes < 2%
Haematocrit 0.35 – 0.49
Red Cell Distribution Width 11 – 15%
Blood Gases Normal Value
pH 7.35 – 7.45
pO2 11 – 14 kPa
pCO2 4.5 – 6.0 kPa
Base Excess -2 – +2 mmol/l
Bicarbonate 24 – 30 mmol/l
Lactate < 2 mmol/l

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