The gastrosplenic ligament (also known as the ligamentum gastrosplenicum or gastrolienal ligament) is part of the greater omentum.
The
gastrosplenic ligament is made of visceral peritoneum. It
connects the greater curvature of stomach with the hilum of the spleen.
It
contains the short gastric arteries, short gastric veins,
the left gastroepiploic artery,
and the left gastroepiploic vein
Development
Embryonically,
the gastrosplenic ligament is derived from the dorsal mesogastrium
During portal or
splenic vein thrombosis, the collateral circulation establishes at various
sites, the gastrosplenic ligament is one of those sites.
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