lesser omentum

A thin, double-layered peritoneal fold formed by the ventral mesentery of the stomach. Course: It passes from: 1) the lesser curvature of the stomach & 2) the upper border of the proximal duodenum - 2 cm distal to pyloris to the: - liver a) margins of the porta hepatis b) into depth of fissure of ductus venosus Constituents: 1) hepatogastric ligament 2) hepatoduodenal ligament

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999