The angular incisure (or angular notch) is a small notch on the stomach. It is located on the lesser curvature of the stomach near the pyloric end. Its location varies depending on how distended the stomach is.[1]
The angular incisure is used as a separation point between the right and left portions of the stomach, the body and the pylorus.[2] An imaginary line drawn perpendicular to the lesser curvature of the stomach through the angular incisure makes up the boundary between the body of the stomach and pylorus.
References
- ^ Gray, Henry (1918). "The Stomach". Anatomy of the Human Body.
- ^ Kumar, Rajesh; Abel, Robin (2008-07-01). "Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis". Surgery (Oxford). Paediatrics. 26 (7): 304–306. doi:10.1016/j.mpsur.2008.05.017. ISSN 0263-9319.
