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Left triangular ligament

Left triangular ligament

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The left triangular ligament is a large peritoneal fold. It connects the posterior part of the upper surface of the left lobe of the liver to the thoracic diaphragm.

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Structure

The left triangular ligament connects the posterior part of the upper surface of the left lobe of the liver to the thoracic diaphragm.[1] Its anterior layer is continuous with the left layer of the falciform ligament.

Additional images

  • Diagram to show the lines along which the peritoneum leaves the wall of the abdomen to invest the viscera.
  • Triangular ligament of liver.Superior surface of liver.
  • Triangular ligament.Diaphragmatic surface of liver.

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1193 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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    Mirilas, Petros; Skandalakis, J. E. (September 2002). "Benign anatomical mistakes: right and left coronary ligaments". The American Surgeon. 68 (9): 832–835. ISSN 0003-1348. PMID 12356161.


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