Figure 9. Drawing of the pathways for pancreatic fluid to the SBM. Pancreatic fluid can spread to remote sites along the ligaments and mesentery. For the pathway via the transverse mesocolon (TM), the lateral limits are the hepatic flexure on the right side and the splenic flexure on the left side. For passage of pancreatic fluid via the SBM, the inferior limit is the ileocecal region. PCL = phrenocolic ligament, SRL = splenorenal ligament.