Post abd wall and peritoneum Flashcards
In what ligament would you find the portal triad?
Hepatoduodenal ligament of the lesser omentum
What ligament contains the right and left gastric arteries?
Hepatogastric ligament of the lesser omentum
What ligament contains the splenic artery and vein?
Splenorenal ligament
What ligament contains the tail of the pancreas?
Splenorenal
What ligament contains the short gastric arteries and left gastroepiploic artery and vein?
Gastrosplenic ligament of greater omentum
What is the remnant of the ductus venosus?
Ligamentum venosum
What ligaments attach the liver to the diaphragm?
Right triangular
Left triangular
Superior coronary
Inferior coronary
What forms the posterior wall of the lesser sac/omental bursa?
Body of pancreas
Splenic A
Left kidney
Left adrenal gland
What are the boundaries of the epiploic/omental foramen?
Anterior - hepatoduodenal ligament
Posterior - IVC
Superior - liver
Inferior - first part of duodenum
What is the Pringle maneuver?
Thumb and index finger compressing hepatoduodenal ligament in omental foramen to control bleeding during surgery
How to the supracolic and infracolic compartents communicate freely with each other?
Paracolic gutters
What are the recesses/pouches of the abdominal cavity?
Hepatorenal pouch
Vesico-uterine pouch (females)
Recto-vesical pouch (males)
Rectouterine pouch (females)
Where does the fluid gather in ascites?
Between the visceral and parietal layers of the peritoneum
What is the treatment for ascites?
Abdominal paracentesis to drain fluid
