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Celiac plexus
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Celiac plexus
The
celiac plexus
or
coeliac plexus
, also known as the
solar plexus
because of its radiating nerve fibers, is a complex network of nerves (a
nerve plexus
) located in the abdomen, near where the
celiac trunk
,
superior mesenteric artery
, and
renal arteries
branch from the
abdominal aorta
. It is behind the
stomach
and the
omental bursa
, and in front of the
crura
of the
diaphragm
, on the level of the first
lumbar vertebra
.
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