Celiac plexus

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Celiac plexus
The right sympathetic trunk and its connections with the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic plexuses. (Celiac plexus labelled at center right.)
The celiac ganglia with the sympathetic plexuses of the abdominal viscera radiating from the ganglia. (Label for celiac plexus at top center.)
Details
From	celiac branches of vagus nerve
Identifiers
Latin	plexus coeliacus
MeSH	D002447
TA98	A14.3.03.021
TA2	6696
FMA	6630
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The celiac plexus, also known as the solar plexus because of its radiating nerve fibers,

The plexus is formed in part by the greater and lesser splanchnic nerves of both sides, and fibers from the anterior and posterior vagal trunks.

The celiac plexus proper consists of the

Structure

The celiac plexus includes a number of smaller plexuses:

Other plexuses that are derived from the celiac plexus:

Terminology

The celiac plexus is often popularly referred to as the solar plexus. In the context of sparring or injury, a strike to the region of the stomach around the celiac plexus is commonly called a blow "to the solar plexus". In this case it is not the celiac plexus itself being referred to, but rather the region around it.^[

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Clinical significance

A blunt injury to the celiac plexus normally resolves with rest and deep breathing.

A celiac plexus block by means of

CT scans

for guidance.

Intractable pain related to chronic pancreatitis may be an indication for celiac plexus ablation.

See also

• Cardiac plexus
• Celiac ganglia
• Superior hypogastric plexus
• Manipura

References

1. ^ "Definition of SOLAR PLEXUS". www.merriam-webster.com.
2. PMID 17710015
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External links

• Anatomy photo:40:10-0101 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Posterior Abdominal Wall: The Celiac Plexus"
• figures/chapter_32/32-6.HTM: Basic Human Anatomy at Dartmouth Medical School
• The Solar Plexus: Abdominal Brain By Theron Q. Dumont