What is the function of the duodenojejunal flexure?
The duodenojejunal flexure is located anterolateral to the aorta at the level of the upper border of the second lumbar vertebra. It makes a sharp turn anteroinferiorly to become the jejunum.
What is the duodenojejunal flexure?
The duodenojejunal (DJ) flexure or junction is the anatomical border between the duodenum and the jejunum.
What is superior duodenal flexure?
the flexure at the junction of the superior and descending parts of the duodenum.
What holds the duodenojejunal flexure?
The duodenojejunal flexure is surrounded by the suspensory muscle of the duodenum. It is retroperitoneal, so is less mobile than the jejunum that comes after it, helping to stabilise the jejunum. The duodenojejunal flexure lies in front of the left psoas major muscle, the left renal artery, and the left renal vein.
Where is hepatic flexure located?
The right colic flexure or hepatic flexure (as it is next to the liver) is the sharp bend between the ascending colon and the transverse colon. The hepatic flexure lies in the right upper quadrant of the human abdomen. It receives blood supply from the superior mesenteric artery.
What are the symptoms of Duodenitis?
Symptoms of duodenitis
- Burning, cramping, or hunger-like pain in your stomach.
- Gas or a bloated feeling.
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Feeling full soon after starting a meal.
What is Duodenitis in the duodenal bulb?
Duodenitis is inflammation occurring in the duodenum, the beginning of the small intestine. Inflammation in the lining of the duodenum may result in abdominal pain, bleeding, and other gastrointestinal symptoms.
How do you identify Duodenojejunal Junction?
The normal position of the duodenojejunal junction is to the left of the left-sided pedicles of the vertebral body at the level of the duodenal bulb on frontal views and posterior (retroperitoneal) on lateral views.
What artery supplies the duodenum?
The proximal segment of the duodenum is supplied by the gastroduodenal artery and its branches which include the superior pancreaticoduodenal artery. The distal segment of the duodenum is supplied by the superior mesenteric artery and the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery.
What is colic flexure?
Left colic flexure (or splenic flexure) is the bend in the large intestine in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen as the transverse colon continues as the descending colon. The phrenicocolic ligament attaches the splenic flexure to the left hemidiaphragm.
