Hepatoduodenal ligament
| Hepatoduodenal ligament | |
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Ligament with its contents partially exposed
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| Latin | ligamentum hepatoduodenale |
| TA | A10.1.02.105 |
| FMA | 16521 |
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Anatomical terminology
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The hepatoduodenal ligament is the portion of the lesser omentum extending between the porta hepatis of the liver and the superior part of the duodenum.
Running inside it are the following structures collectively known as the portal triad:
Manual compression of the hepatoduodenal ligament during surgery is known as the Pringle Maneuver.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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