Lesser sac
| Lesser sac |
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| The greater sac or general cavity (red) and lesser sac, or omental bursa (blue). |
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| Horizontal disposition of the peritoneum in the upper part of the abdomen. (Lesser sac is outlined in blue in center.) |
| Latin |
bursa omentalis |
| Gray's |
subject #246 1156 |
| MeSH |
Lesser+Sac |
The lesser sac, also known as the omental bursa, is the cavity in the abdomen that is formed by the lesser and greater omentum. Usually found in mammals, it is connected with the greater sac via the epiploic foramen (also known as the Foramen of Winslow). In mammals, it is not uncommon for the lesser sac to contain considerable amounts of fat.
In human anatomy, the wall of the stomach, pancreas and splenic artery[1] are a part of the wall of the lesser sac. If these structures rupture they may leak into the lesser sac. For the stomach, which lies anterior to the omental bursa, the rupture must be on the posterior side, as if it were anteriorly located, the leak would collect in the greater sac.
The lesser sac is embryologically formed from an infolding of the greater omentum. The open end of the infolding, known as the epiploic foramen, is usually proximal to the stomach.
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References
- ^ Shahani RB, Bijlani RS, Dalvi AN, Shah HK, Samsi AB. Massive upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to direct visceral erosion of splenic artery aneurysm. J Postgrad Med 1994;40:220-2. Full Text.
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Peritoneal ligaments, mesenteries, and folds |
| From ventral mesentery |
Lesser omentum: Hepatoduodenal ligament - Hepatogastric ligament
Liver: Coronary ligament (Left triangular ligament, Right triangular ligament, Hepatorenal ligament) - Falciform ligament (Round ligament of liver and Ligamentum venosum in it, but not of it) |
| From dorsal mesentery |
Greater omentum: Gastrophrenic ligament - Gastrocolic ligament - Gastrosplenic ligament
Mesentery: Transverse mesocolon - Sigmoid mesocolon - Mesoappendix - Root of the mesentery
Splenorenal ligament - Phrenicocolic ligament |
| Uterus/ovaries |
Broad ligament of the uterus (Mesovarium, Mesosalpinx, Mesometrium) - Ovarian ligament - Suspensory ligament of the ovary |
| Folds |
Umbilical folds (Supravesical fossa, Medial inguinal fossa, Lateral inguinal fossa) - Ileocecal fold - Rectouterine folds |
| Recesses |
Rectouterine pouch - Vesicouterine excavation - Rectovesical excavation - Pararectal fossa - Paravesical fossa |
| Peritoneal cavity |
Greater sac - Lesser sac - Foramen of Winslow |
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