Splenocolic ligament
The splenocolic ligament is a peritoneal ligament connecting the splenic capsule to the transverse colon.[1] Made of visceral peritoneum, it is a component of the greater omentum.[2] Despite being a ligament, it has sufficient vascularization that cutting it during surgery can lead to bleeding complications.[1]
| Splenocolic ligament | |
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| Latin | ligamentum splenocolicum |
| TA | A10.1.02.210 |
| FMA | 76985 |
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Of clinical relevance, one cause of exercise-induced pain in one's left side (a side stitch) is stretching of this ligament and the peritoneum when the spleen swells from exertion.[2]
Footnotes
- Wood et al. 2010, p. 611
- Ross 2006, p. 218
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References
- Wood WC, Moore S, Staley C, Skandalakis JE (2010). Anatomic Basis of Tumor Surgery. Second edition. Berlin: Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 3-54074-176-3
- Ross LM (2006). Atlas of Anatomy: Neck and Internal Organs. First edition. Wemding: Georg Thieme Verlag. ISBN 1-58890-443-1
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