Foramen omentale

Horizontal section through the abdominal cavity at the level of the foramen omentale

The foramen omentale (or foramen epiploicum , foramen Winslowi ) is a physiological communication between the peritoneal cavity and the omental bursa.

Entry into the omental bursa (black arrow) through the foramen omentale (white oval)

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cranially : caudate lobe of the liver ;
ventrally : lig. hepatoduodenale , through which v. portae (back), a. hepatica propria (front left) and ductus choledochus (front right) ;
dorsally : v. cava inferior and lig. hepatorenal ;
caudally : upper edge of pars superior duodeni and non-constant peritoneal fold - lig. duodenorenal .

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Foramen omentale on English Wikipedia

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GRIM, Miloš – DRUGA, Rastislav. Základy anatomie : 5. Anatomie krajin těla. 1. edition. Praha : Galén, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7262-179-8.

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