Section 6.15 – Division of coeliac trunk and superior mesenteric artery
Complete disconnection of the mesenteric domain
Requires division of the superior mesenteric artery and coeliac trunk
They are divided once skeletonised
Their division means the mesenteric domain is now fully disconnected
And it can be removed, en bloc, from the abdominal cavity
Crucially, the mesentery is fully intact at excision
And all abdominal digestive organs are connected to it
This is a further example of complete disconnection
In this cadaver, the mesenteric domain has been fully detached and
Disconnected except for the superior mesenteric artery and coeliac trunk
Division of these major arterial trunks enables disconnection and
Removal of the mesenteric domain from the abdomen
This is a further example of division of the superior mesenteric
Artery and coeliac trunk
Both have been skeletonised and are divided
As the last step of mesenteric disconnection
The mesenteric domain can be removed,
The mesentery is intact, and all abdominal digestive organs
Are connected to it