Surgical anatomy of gastric lymphatic drainage

The Surgical Anatomy of the Lymphatic Glands

The lymphatic drainage of the uterine cervix in adult fresh cadavers: anatomy and surgical implications.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the differences of the amount of paracervical lymphatic structures removed when performing classical type III, modified type II and nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy (RH). MATERIAL AND METHODS Open macroscopic or laparoscopic pelvic dissections in 18 fresh adult female cadavers after lymphatic channels and nodes staining by Lipiodol dye solution injection of the uter...

Lymphatic drainage routes of the gastric cardia visualized by lymphoscintigraphy.

UNLABELLED This study was undertaken to assess the feasibility of lymphoscintigraphy of the gastric cardia and to identify the incidence of paraesophageal lymphatic drainage, precluding total gastrectomy with esophagojejunostomy as a potentially curative therapy for gastric cardia cancer. METHODS Ten patients scheduled for esophagectomy with high-grade dysplasia or with esophageal cancer at l...

Anatomy and physiology of lymphatic drainage of the breast from the perspective of sentinel node biopsy.

Knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic system is helpful when considering a particular sentinel node biopsy technique. The delicate balance between internal and external pressures in a lymphatic channel can be influenced by the injection volume and by massage in a negative or positive way. The narrow openings in the interendothelial junctions determine the speed of clearance o...

Lymphatic drainage of the external ear.

BACKGROUND Lymphoscintigraphy reveals inconsistencies in our knowledge of the lymphatic anatomy of the external ear. METHODS Fifteen external ears from 9 unembalmed human cadavers were studied. Six percent hydrogen peroxide was used to find the lymphatic vessels using a surgical microscope. They were injected with a radio-opaque mixture, dissected, photographed, and radiographed to demonstrat...