Left triangular ligament
The superior surface of the liver.
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Latinligamentum triangulare sinistrum hepatis
TA98A10.1.02.305
TA23776
FMA76987
Anatomical terminology

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.

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.

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

  1. ^ 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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