Transpyloric plane

Transpyloric plane
Transpyloric plane
	Surface lines of the front of the thorax and abdomen. (Transpyloric is top horizontal line.)
	Front of abdomen, showing surface markings for duodenum, pancreas, and kidneys.
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Latin	planum transpyloricum
TA98	A01.2.00.007
TA2	53
FMA	14608
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The transpyloric plane, also known as Addison's plane, is an imaginary horizontal plane, located halfway between the suprasternal notch of the manubrium and the upper border of the symphysis pubis at the level of the first lumbar vertebrae, L1. It lies roughly a hand's breadth beneath the xiphisternum^[1] or midway between the xiphisternum and the umbilicus.^[2] The plane in most cases cuts through the pylorus of the stomach, the tips of the ninth costal cartilages and the lower border of the first lumbar vertebra.^[2]

^ Singh, Vishram. (2014). Textbook of Anatomy Abdomen and Lower Limb Volume 2 (2nd ed.). Elsevier. p. 26. ISBN 978-81-312-3626-0.
^ ^a ^b Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). "5". Last's Anatomy e-Book: Regional and Applied (12th ed.). Churchill Livingstone Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7020-4839-5. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

[Singh2014-1] Singh, Vishram. (2014). Textbook of Anatomy Abdomen and Lower Limb Volume 2 (2nd ed.). Elsevier. p. 26. ISBN 978-81-312-3626-0.

[Lasts2011-2] Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). "5". Last's Anatomy e-Book: Regional and Applied (12th ed.). Churchill Livingstone Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7020-4839-5. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

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