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GI Ligaments
| Description | Ligament |
|---|---|
| Connects liver to anterior abdominal wall | Falciform ligament |
| Contains ligamentum teres hepatis (round ligament of the liver) | Falciform ligament |
| Connects liver to duodenum | Hepatoduodenal ligament |
| Contains portal triad (hepatic a, portal v, CBD) | Hepatoduodenal ligament |
| Connects greater and lesser sacs | Hepatoduodenal ligament |
| May be compressed between thumb and index finger placed in omental foramen (epiploic foramen of Winslow) to control bleeding | Hepatoduodenal ligament |
| Connects liver to lesser curvature of stomach | Gastrohepatic ligament |
| Contains gastric arteries | Gastrohepatic ligament |
| Separates greater and lesser sacs | Gastrohepatic ligament |
| May be cut during surgery to access lesser sac | Gastrohepatic ligament |
| Connects greater curvature and transverse colon | Gastrocolic ligament |
| Contains gastroepiploic arteries | Gastrocolic ligament |
| Part of greater omentum | Gastrocolic ligament |
| Connects greater curvature and spleen | Gastrosplenic ligament |
| Contains short gastrics | Gastrosplenic ligament |
| Separates left greater and lesser sacs | Gastrosplenic ligament |
| Connects spleen to posterior abdominal wall | Splenorenal ligament |
| Contains splenic vessels | Splenorenal ligament |
| Derivative of fetal umbilical vein | Ligamentum teres hepatis (round ligament of the liver) |