Hepatocolic ligament

Hepatocolic ligament
Details
From liver
To colon
Identifiers
Latin ligamentum hepatocolicum
TA A10.1.02.106
FMA 16553

Anatomical terminology

The Hepatocolic ligament is an occasional fold of peritoneum that extends from the right side of the lesser omentum and passes from the lower surface of the liver near the gallbladder to the hepatic flexure.


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