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Anatomy - veronica92 - ArchivalUser - 07-28-2006
A surgeon wants to explore the head of pancreas. On incising the anterior abdominal wall and reaching the greater peritoneal sac he wants to reach the right side of the lesser peritoneal sac .Which of the following membranes would he incise to reach the lesser sac
a Falciform ligament
b. Gastrohepatic
c Gastrosplenic
d. Hepatoduodenal
e. Splenorenal
0 - ArchivalUser - 07-28-2006
hepatoduodenal
0 - ArchivalUser - 07-28-2006
If you cut hepatoduodenal ligament, your patient would die.
D. gastrosplenic
0 - ArchivalUser - 07-29-2006
b...........
0 - ArchivalUser - 07-29-2006
Sammy you are right it is b. Though the approac can be through hepatoduodenal lig. but as Sage said it contains hepatic artery, portal vein and bile duct in its free edge and the patient would die.