Round ligament of liver

The round ligament of the liver (or ligamentum teres, or ligamentum teres hepatis) is the remnant of the umbilical vein that exists in the free edge of the falciform ligament of the liver. The round ligament divides the left part of the liver into medial and lateral sections.[1][2]

Round ligament of liver
Liver seen from below, with the round ligament labeled at bottom.
Details
Precursorleft umbilical vein
Identifiers
Latinligamentum teres hepatis
MeSHD000069592
TAA05.8.01.015
FMA14079
Anatomical terminology

Since the round ligament is the remnant of the embryonic umbilical vein, it only exists in placental mammals. After the child is born, the umbilical vein degenerates to fibrous tissue, the round ligament.[3]

In adulthood, small paraumbilical veins remain in the substance of the ligament. These act as an important portacaval anastomosis in severe portal hypertension, resulting in a caput medusae.[4][5]

The umbilical vein/round ligament inserts around the umbilicus and is an important landmark of the inner surface of the anterior abdominal wall.[1]

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References

  1. Gray's anatomy : the anatomical basis of clinical practice. Standring, Susan, (Forty-first ed.). [Philadelphia]. ISBN 9780702052309. OCLC 920806541.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Moore, Keith L.,. Clinically oriented anatomy. Dalley, Arthur F., II,, Agur, A. M. R., (Seventh ed.). Philadelphia. ISBN 1451119453. OCLC 813301028.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Garbar, Veronica; Newton, Bruce W. (2019), "Anatomy, Abdomen and Pelvis, Falciform Ligament", StatPearls, StatPearls Publishing, PMID 30969680, retrieved 2019-09-28
  4. Foster, R J; Cowell, G W (2015-04-20). "Acute paraumbilical vein recanalization: an unusual complication of acute pancreatitis". BJR Case Reports. 1 (1). doi:10.1259/bjrcr.20150021. ISSN 2055-7159. PMC 6159162. PMID 30363191.
  5. Mostbeck, G. H.; Wittich, G. R.; Herold, C.; Vergesslich, K. A.; Walter, R. M.; Frotz, S.; Sommer, G. (February 1989). "Hemodynamic significance of the paraumbilical vein in portal hypertension: assessment with duplex US". Radiology. 170 (2): 339–342. doi:10.1148/radiology.170.2.2643137. ISSN 0033-8419. PMID 2643137.


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