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Abdomen

The anatomy of the abdomen consists of the digestive system and the renal system. The anterior and posterior abdominal wall is described in detail. The blood supply, nerves, lymphatic drainage of the abdomen is explained.

1. Surface landmarks and dermatomes - Male and female ▼
▶ 1. Introduction
▶ 2. Abdomen and Pelvis
▶ 3. Caput medusa
▶ 4. Dermatomes
▶ 5. Incisional hernias
▶ 6. Mcburny's point
▶ 7. Median abdominal incisions
▶ 8. Muscle cutting vs. muscle splitting incisions
▶ 9. Paramedian incisions
▶ 10. Subcostal incisions
▶ 11. Umbilical hernias
2. Anterior abdominal wall - Muscles, nerves and vessels ▼
▶ 1. Introduction
▶ 2. Anterior abdominal wall - muscles, nerves and vessels
▶ 3. Accessing the urinary bladder through the suprapubic route
▶ 4. Caput medusa
▶ 5. Eventration of the gut
▶ 6. Gastroschisis
▶ 7. Inguinal hernia
▶ 8. Key hole surgeries
▶ 9. Lateral lumbar hernia
▶ 10. Paraumbilical hernia
▶ 11. Surgical anatomy of abdominal incisions
▶ 12. Transpyloric plane
▶ 13. Umbilical hernia
3. Inguinal canal anatomy ▼
▶ 1. Introduction
▶ 2. Inguinal canal anatomy
▶ 3. Anatomical and physiological factors preventing inguinal hernias
▶ 4. Direct inguinal hernia
▶ 5. Hydrocele
▶ 6. Indirect inguinal hernia
▶ 7. Laparoscopy and open procedure for surgical treatment of inguinal hernias
▶ 8. Surgical treatment of inguinal hernias
4. Posterior abdominal wall and diaphragm ▼
▶ 1. Introduction
▶ 2. Posterior abdominal wall and diaphragm
▶ 3. Aortic aneurysm
▶ 4. Diaphragmatic hernias
▶ 5. Lumbar sympathetectomy
▶ 6. Lumbar triangle
▶ 7. Paralysis of the diaphragm
▶ 8. Penetrating injuries of the posterior abdominal wall
5. Stomach and spleen ▼
▶ 1. Introduction
▶ 2. Stomach
▶ 3. Spleen
▶ 4. Accessory spleens
▶ 5. Achalasia cardia
▶ 6. Acute gastritis
▶ 7. Cancers of the stomach
▶ 8. Chronic gastritis
▶ 9. Congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
▶ 10. Gastric dilatation
▶ 11. Gastric endoscopy
▶ 12. Gastric ulcers
▶ 13. Peptic ulcer disease
▶ 14. Pyloric stenosis
▶ 15. Splenectomy
▶ 16. Splenic injuries
▶ 17. Splenomegaly
▶ 18. Surgeries of the stomach
▶ 19. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
6. Duodenum and pancreas ▼
▶ 1. Introduction
▶ 2. Duodenum
▶ 3. Pancreas
▶ 4. Annular pancreas
▶ 5. Duodenal cancers
▶ 6. Duodenal erosions, ulcers, peptic ulcer disease
▶ 7. Duodenal obstruction
▶ 8. Ectopic pancreatic tissue
▶ 9. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
▶ 10. Endoscopy of duodenum
▶ 11. Pancreatectomy - partial or total
▶ 12. Pancreatitis
▶ 13. Pseudopancreatic cyst
▶ 14. Trauma of the pancreas
7. Jejunum and ileum ▼
▶ 1. Introduction
▶ 2. Jejunum and Ileum
▶ 3. Atresias and stenosis
▶ 4. Catgut suture material
▶ 5. Diverticulosis
▶ 6. Duplication of gut tube
▶ 7. Gastrojejunostomy
▶ 8. Intestinal loops in abdominal hernias and their complications
▶ 9. Intussusception
▶ 10. Jejunal feeding
▶ 11. Malignancies of the small intestine
▶ 12. Meckel's diverticulum
▶ 13. Mesentric cysts
▶ 14. Obstruction to the jejunum or ileum
▶ 15. Paralytic ileus
▶ 16. Partial resection of the small intestine
▶ 17. Perforating trauma to the small intestine
▶ 18. Radiology of the jejnum and ilium
▶ 19. Volvulus
8. Colon ▼
▶ 1. Introduction
▶ 2. Colon
▶ 3. Amoebic colitis
▶ 4. Appendicitis and Appendectomy
▶ 5. Colonoscopy
▶ 6. Diverticula
▶ 7. Diverticulosis
▶ 8. Hirschsprung's disease
▶ 9. Rectal prolapsed
▶ 10. Surgical procedures on the colon-hemicolectomy,colostomy
▶ 11. Ulcerative colitis
▶ 12. Volvulus of the sigmoid
9. Liver - Surfaces, relations, segmental anatomy ▼
▶ 1. Introduction
▶ 2. Liver - Blood supply
▶ 3. Liver - Ligaments
▶ 4. Liver - Lobes and segments
▶ 5. Anatomy of hepatic transplants
▶ 6. Cirrhosis-Alcoholic
▶ 7. Cysts of the liver
▶ 8. Hepatomegaly and palpation of liver
▶ 9. Liver biopsy
▶ 10. Liver trauma
▶ 11. Metastasis - Secondaries in the liver
▶ 12. Obstructive jaundice
▶ 13. Segmental and lobar resection of the liver
10. Extra hepatic biliary apparatus ▼
▶ 1. Introduction
▶ 2. Extrahepatic biliary apparatus
▶ 3. Cholecystitis
▶ 4. Cholecystography
▶ 5. Gallstones and its treatment
▶ 6. Surgical access to the gallbladder
11. Kidneys, ureters and suprarenals ▼
▶ 1. Introduction
▶ 2. Kidneys, Ureters, Suprarenal Glands
▶ 3. Accessory adrenal tissue
▶ 4. Anatomy of renal transplantation
▶ 5. Embryology of adrenalsr
▶ 6. Horseshoe kidney
▶ 7. Hydronephrosis
▶ 8. Lithotripsy
▶ 9. Needle biopsy of the kidney from the back
▶ 10. Nephritis
▶ 11. Nephrotic syndrome
▶ 12. Perinephric abscess
▶ 13. Pheochromocytomas
▶ 14. Polycystic kidneys
▶ 15. Radiology of the kidney
▶ 16. Renal calculi
▶ 17. Surgical approach to the adrenals
12. Disposition of the peritoneum ▼
▶ 1. Introduction
▶ 2. Peritoneum
▶ 3. Abdomen compartment syndrome
▶ 4. Abdominal paracentesis and drainage patterns of peritoneal fluids
▶ 5. Ascitis
▶ 6. Culdocentesis
▶ 7. Internal herniation into the lesser sac
▶ 8. Paracaecal hernias
▶ 9. Paraduodenal hernias
▶ 10. Peritoneal adhesions and bands
▶ 11. Peritoneal dialysis
▶ 12. Peritonitis
▶ 13. Umbilical hernias
13. Abdominal aorta and branches ▼
▶ 1. Introduction
▶ 2. Abdominal aorta and its branches
▶ 3. Dissection of the aorta
▶ 4. Ehlers Danlos syndrome
▶ 5. Radiologic imaging of the aorta
▶ 6. Stab injuries involving the aorta
14. IVC and tributaries ▼
▶ 1. Introduction
▶ 2. IVC and Tributaties
▶ 3. IVC filters
▶ 4. IVC obstruction
▶ 5. Porta-caval anastomosis
15. Nerves of the abdomen, abdominal autonomics ▼
▶ 1. Introduction
▶ 2. Nerves of the abdomen, Abdominal Autonomics
▶ 3. Autonomic control of pancreas
▶ 4. Irritable bowel syndrome
▶ 5. Vagal innervation of stomach and duodenum
16. Lymphatic drainage of the abdomen ▼
▶ 1. Introduction
▶ 2. Lymphatic drainage of the abdomen
▶ 3. ALymph node biopsy
▶ 4. Lymphangiogram
▶ 5. Tumour metastasis and sentinel nodes