Fig. 1From: Comparison of prognostic impact of anatomic location of the pancreas on postoperative pancreatic fistula in laparoscopic and open gastrectomyEvaluation of pancreatic anatomical parameters on CT images in the sagittal direction. a The maximum vertical and horizontal lengths between the upper border of pancreas and the root of left gastric artery were measured as P–L height (PLH) and P-L depth (PLD). The maximum length of the vertical line between the surface of the pancreas and the aorta (P-A length). b Representative images of PLH. The caudal direction was recorded as a positive number and the cranial direction as a negative number starting from the upper border of pancreas. c Representative images of PLD. The dorsal direction was recorded as a positive number and the ventral direction as a negative number starting from the upper border of the pancreasBack to article page