Splenocolic ligament
| Splenocolic ligament | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Latin | ligamentum splenocolicum |
| Identifiers | |
| TA | A10.1.02.210 |
| FMA | 76985 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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]
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
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