Hepatoduodenal ligament
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| Ligament: Hepatoduodenal ligament | ||
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| Latin | ligamentum hepatoduodenale | |
| Gray's | subject #246 1151 | |
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| Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12492311 | |
The hepatoduodenal ligament is the portion of the lesser omentum extending between the porta hepatis of the liver and the first part of the duodenum.
Running inside it are the following:[1]
Collectively, these structures are known as the portal triad.
References
External links
- SUNY Figs 37:04-03 - "The stomach and lesser omentum."
- SUNY Anatomy Image 7830
- Norman/Georgetown abdominalcavity
- Anatomy at UMich peritoneal_dev_module/peritoneal_06
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