Surgical anatomy of the innervation of pylorus in human and Suncus murinus, in relation to surgical technique for pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy

Figure 2 Another specimen, its schematic shows in Figure 3B, showing a descending branch (b) originating from the hepatic division of the anterior vagal trunk passing through the hepatogastric ligament, obliquely downward, reaching the right gastric artery (RGA), innervating the pyloric region (Py). a is similar to a in Figure 1A, indicating the hepatic divisions. c, indicating the branches for the pyloric region from the nerves of Latarjet. CHA, common hepatic artery; D, duodenum; GB, gallbladder; L, liver; LGA, left gastric artery; S, stomach.