Desjardins' point

{{Short description|Point on the abdomen above the head of the pancreas.}}

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The Desjardins' pancreatic point or Desjardins' point is the point on the surface of the abdomen above the head of the pancreas. It is located approximately 5-7 cm off the navel on the line running from it to the right armpit. It is named after the French surgeon Abel Desjardins .Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 2011, [https://books.google.com/books?id=nHKj1FyrSW4C&pg=PA1478 p. 1478].[https://www.elsevier.es/en-revista-gastroenterologia-hepatologia-english-edition--382-articulo-the-art-pancreatic-surgery-past-S2444382417301645 The art of pancreatic surgery. Past, present and future. The history of pancreatic surgery], {{doi|10.1016/j.gastre.2017.10.010}}

Painfulness during the palpation of the abdomen at this point is among the earliest known medical signs for diagnosing pancreas disorers.[https://www.jpp.krakow.pl/journal/archive/12_03_s3/pdf/155_12_03_s3_article.pdf PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS - POLISH ACCOMPLISHMENTS], JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2003, 54, S 3, 155-166