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VENA PORTA [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-10-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- The Pancreas
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- neck of pancreas
1, record 1, English, neck%20of%20pancreas
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pancreatic neck 2, record 1, English, pancreatic%20neck
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The neck of the pancreas is short (1.5 - 2 cm) and overlies the superior mesenteric vessels ..., which form a groove in its posterior aspect ... 3, record 1, English, - neck%20of%20pancreas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
neck of pancreas: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 1, English, - neck%20of%20pancreas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A05.9.01.005: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number. 4, record 1, English, - neck%20of%20pancreas
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Pancréas
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- col du pancréas
1, record 1, French, col%20du%20pancr%C3%A9as
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- isthme du pancréas 2, record 1, French, isthme%20du%20pancr%C3%A9as
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Segment rétréci du pancréas entre la tête et le corps. 2, record 1, French, - col%20du%20pancr%C3%A9as
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
col du pancréas : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - col%20du%20pancr%C3%A9as
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A05.9.01.005 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - col%20du%20pancr%C3%A9as
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
- Páncreas
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuello del páncreas
1, record 1, Spanish, cuello%20del%20p%C3%A1ncreas
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- istmo del páncreas 2, record 1, Spanish, istmo%20del%20p%C3%A1ncreas
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Estrechamiento más o menos delimitado entre la cabeza y el cuerpo del páncreas, de unos 3 o 4 mm de anchura, que se halla inmediatamente por delante de los vasos mesentéricos y del origen de la vena porta. 2, record 1, Spanish, - cuello%20del%20p%C3%A1ncreas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cuello del páncreas: designación derivada de la Terminología Anatómica. 3, record 1, Spanish, - cuello%20del%20p%C3%A1ncreas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A05.9.01.005: número de identificación de la Terminología Anatómica. 3, record 1, Spanish, - cuello%20del%20p%C3%A1ncreas
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-03-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vessels (Medicine)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hepatic artery
1, record 2, English, hepatic%20artery
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- common hepatic artery 2, record 2, English, common%20hepatic%20artery
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A division of the coeliac artery which runs to the right behind the lesser sac of the peritoneum, enters the lesser omentum [rami epiploici] and runs upward to the liver in its free margin, terminating by dividing into left and right branches [ramus sinester, ramus dexter], the former usually supplying a cystic branch [arteria cystica] to the gallbladder. 2, record 2, English, - hepatic%20artery
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- artère hépatique
1, record 2, French, art%C3%A8re%20h%C3%A9patique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Branche terminale du tronc cœliaque, qui soulève la faux de l'hépatique avant de monter dans la pars vasculosa du petit épiploon, vers le hile du foie où elle se divise en artère hépatique droite et gauche. Avec la veine porte et le canal hépatique, elle contribue à former le pédicule hépatique. 2, record 2, French, - art%C3%A8re%20h%C3%A9patique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Redes vasculares (Medicina)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- arteria hepática
1, record 2, Spanish, arteria%20hep%C3%A1tica
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- arteria hepática común 2, record 2, Spanish, arteria%20hep%C3%A1tica%20com%C3%BAn
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arteria que se origina del tronco celíaco, junto con la arteria gástrica izquierda y la arteria espénica, colocándose horizontalmente hacia la derecha siguiendo el borde superior del páncreas(arteria hepática común), saliendo luego hacia arriba(arteria hepática propia) y dividiéndose a la altura en la que se ramifica también la vena porta, en dos ramas : la derecha y la izquierda para irrigar el hígado. 3, record 2, Spanish, - arteria%20hep%C3%A1tica
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La arteria hepática sube a la izquierda del hapatocolédoco, por la cara anterior de la porta, en su lado izquierdo. 4, record 2, Spanish, - arteria%20hep%C3%A1tica
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-08-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Digestive Tract
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- portal system
1, record 3, English, portal%20system
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A system of veins conveying blood from the intestines and stomach to the liver. 1, record 3, English, - portal%20system
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Appareil digestif
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- système porte
1, record 3, French, syst%C3%A8me%20porte
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le réseau veineux n'est pas superposé au réseau artériel. Il se draine dans le système porte : la veine porte amène le sang veineux digestif dans le foie pour être «filtré», pour métaboliser les substances absorbées dans la digestion. 1, record 3, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20porte
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aparato digestivo
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- vena porta
1, record 3, Spanish, vena%20porta
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vena [que] se forma detrás de la cabeza del páncreas, por la unión de las venas mesentérica superior, mesentérica inferior y esplénica, cuyo territorio de drenaje se corresponde bastante con el de las arterias homónimas. 2, record 3, Spanish, - vena%20porta
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La vena porta es una vía de gran calibre que lleva sangre del intestino delgado hacia el bazo, páncreas y vesícula biliar, y concluye su trayecto en el hígado, donde el líquido vital se reparte en pequeños canales o vasos. 3, record 3, Spanish, - vena%20porta
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-04-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Vessels (Medicine)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- portacaval shunt
1, record 4, English, portacaval%20shunt
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- portacaval anastomosis 1, record 4, English, portacaval%20anastomosis
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surgical portasystemic shunt between the portal vein and inferior vena cava. 1, record 4, English, - portacaval%20shunt
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A shunt is a surgically created passage (a bypass or an anastomosis) to divert or permit flow from one pathway or region to another, usually, by means of a stent. 2, record 4, English, - portacaval%20shunt
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- shunt porto-cave
1, record 4, French, shunt%20porto%2Dcave
correct, see observation, masculine noun, jargon
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- anastomose porto-cave 2, record 4, French, anastomose%20porto%2Dcave
see observation, feminine noun
- court-circuit porto-cave 2, record 4, French, court%2Dcircuit%20porto%2Dcave
see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Création d'une anastomose artificielle entre le système porte et le système sus-hépatique. 1, record 4, French, - shunt%20porto%2Dcave
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Shunt : les termes court-circuit, dérivation, (bypass] et anastomose (anastomosis) ont été proposés pour remplacer ce jargon médical couramment utilisé en français. La synonymie est cependant discutable. 2, record 4, French, - shunt%20porto%2Dcave
Record 4, Key term(s)
- shunt portocave
- shunt porto cave
- court-circuit porto cave
- court circuit porto cave
- court-circuit portocave
- court circuit portocave
- court circuit porto-cave
- anastomose porto cave
- anastomose portocave
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Redes vasculares (Medicina)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- fístula de Eck
1, record 4, Spanish, f%C3%ADstula%20de%20Eck
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Anastomosis artificial entre la vena porta y la vena cava inferior. 1, record 4, Spanish, - f%C3%ADstula%20de%20Eck
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