left triangular ligament
{{Short description|Ligament of the liver and diaphragm}}
{{Infobox ligament
| Name = Left triangular ligament
| Latin = ligamentum triangulare sinistrum hepatis
| Image = Gray1085.png
| Caption = The superior surface of the liver.
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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.{{Cite journal|last=Mirilas|first=Petros|last2=Skandalakis|first2=J. E.|date=September 2002|title=Benign anatomical mistakes: right and left coronary ligaments|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12356161/|journal=The American Surgeon|volume=68|issue=9|pages=832–835|issn=0003-1348|pmid=12356161|via=}} Its anterior layer is continuous with the left layer of the falciform ligament.
Additional images
File:Gray1040.png|Diagram to show the lines along which the peritoneum leaves the wall of the abdomen to invest the viscera.
File:Slide4UC.JPG|Triangular ligament of liver.Superior surface of liver.
File:Slide2CHA.JPG|Triangular ligament.Diaphragmatic surface of liver.
References
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External links
- {{NormanAnatomy|liver}} ({{NormanAnatomyFig|liversuperior}})
- {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|38|10|01|03}} - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: Ligaments of the Liver"
- {{SUNYAnatomyImage|7|8|72}}
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Category:Ligaments of the torso
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