Hepatoduodenal ligament

Ligament: Hepatoduodenal ligament
The portal vein and its tributaries. (Ligament not visible, but contents shown.)
Latin	ligamentum hepatoduodenale
Gray's	subject #246 1151
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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:

• hepatic artery proper
• hepatic portal vein
• common bile duct

Collectively, these structures are known as the portal triad.

Manual compression of the hepatoduodenal ligament during surgery is known as the Pringle Maneuver.

External links

• SUNY Figs 37:04-03 - "The stomach and lesser omentum."
• SUNY Anatomy Image 7830
• abdominalcavity at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
• Anatomy at UMich peritoneal_dev_module/peritoneal_06

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.