Transpyloric plane
Diagram illustrating transpyloric plane
The transpyloric plane passes through the following abdominal structures:
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The transpyloric plane passes through the following abdominal structures:
- L1 vertebrae
- Fundus of gallbladder
- Spinal cord termination
- Neck of pancreas
- Origin of superior mesenteric artery from the abdominal aorta and termination of the superior mesenteric vein at the hepatic portal vein
- Colic flexure
- Kidney hila
- Root of the transverse mesocolon
- 1st part of the duodenum
- Spleen
- Pylorus of the stomach
- Cisterna chyli