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.
Left triangular ligament | |
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Latin | ligamentum triangulare sinistrum hepatis |
TA98 | A10.1.02.305 |
TA2 | 3776 |
FMA | 76987 |
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] |
The left triangular ligament connects the posterior part of the upper surface of the left lobe of the liver to the thoracic diaphragm.[1] Its anterior layer is continuous with the left layer of the falciform ligament.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1193 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)