Corpus: Gastrocolic ligament
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Synonym: gastrointestinal ligament
English:
Definition[Bearbeiten]
The gastrocolic ligament is the part of the large web (omentum majus) that connects the stomach to the transverse colon.
Anatomy[Bearbeiten]
The gastrocolic ligament develops from the dorsal mesogastrium during the embryonic period. It harbours the dextra gastroepiploic artery and the end sections of the sinistral gastroepiploic artery, which cannot be clearly demarcated due to the strong anastomosis of both vessels.
Dorsal to the gastrocolic ligament is the inferior recess of the omental bursa, the anterior border of which forms the ligament.