THE STOMACH 



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The posterior surface of the stomach forms part of the 

 anterior wall of the omental bursa (Fig. 88), which intervenes 

 between the viscus and its " bed." When an ulcer on this 

 surface of the stomach becomes perforated, the omental bursa 



i ' Diaphragm 



Cardiac end 

 of stomach 

 Gastric sur- 

 face of spleen 

 Left supra- 

 renal gland 

 Left kidney 

 Splenic 

 vessels 



Pancreas 



- Left kidney 



_ Left colic (splenic) 

 flexure 



Commencement 

 of jejunum 



FIG. 93. The relations of the Left Kidney and the Viscera which 

 form the " bed " of the Stomach. 



is infected. If the ulcer is situated near the pylorus, the 

 epiploic foramen (of Winslow) may be closed by adhesions, 

 and the infection is therefore prevented from spreading to the 

 greater sac. The stomach-bed forms a shelving ledge over 

 which the stomach may slip up or down, according to the 



