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  2. Retroperitoneal space - Wikipedia

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    Pancreas; Ascending and descending colon; Duodenum; Posterior pararenal space. Bounded by the posterior leaf of the renal fascia and the muscles of the posterior abdominal wall. It contains only fat ("pararenal fat" also known as "pararenal fat body", "paranephric body", or "paranephric fat").

  3. Pancreas - Wikipedia

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    The pancreas is an organ of the digestive system and endocrine system of vertebrates. In humans, it is located in the abdomen behind the stomach and functions as a gland. The pancreas is a mixed or heterocrine gland, i.e., it has both an endocrine and a digestive exocrine function. [2] 99% of the pancreas is exocrine and 1% is endocrine.

  4. Retroperitonium - Wikipedia

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    The retroperitoneum or retroperitnium is an anatomical region that includes the peritoneum-covered organs and tissues that make up the posterior wall of the abdominal cavity and the pelvic space - which extends behind to the abdominal cavity.

  5. Your Pancreas Is More Important Than You Know - AOL

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    The pancreas is involved in digestion and managing blood sugar. When it's is in trouble, diabetes, pancreatitis, or pancreatic cancer can result. How to care for this organ.

  6. Abdominal cavity - Wikipedia

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    One of these the lesser sac is located behind the stomach and joins into the greater sac via the foramen of Winslow. [1] Some of the organs are attached to the walls of the abdomen via folds of peritoneum and ligaments , such as the liver and others use broad areas of the peritoneum, such as the pancreas .

  7. Human digestive system - Wikipedia

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    The pancreas produces and releases important digestive enzymes in the pancreatic juice that it delivers to the duodenum. [24] The pancreas lies below and at the back of the stomach. It connects to the duodenum via the pancreatic duct which it joins near to the bile duct's connection where both the bile and pancreatic juice can act on the chyme ...

  8. Pancreatic Cancer Symptoms: Early Signs Of the Disease - AOL

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    Since the pancreas is located so deep inside the abdomen, patients won’t feel a lump like they might with breast cancer or notice any other obvious clues, Dr. Anirban Maitra, ...

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    3. Keebler Fudge Magic Middles. Neither the chocolate fudge cream inside a shortbread cookie nor versions with peanut butter or chocolate chip crusts survived.