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In human anatomy, the omental foramen (epiploic foramen, foramen of Winslow after the anatomist Jacob B. Winslow, or uncommonly aditus; (ラテン語:Foramen epiploicum)), is the passage of communication, or foramen, between the greater sac (general cavity (of the abdomen)), and the lesser sac. ==Borders== It has the following borders: * ''anterior'': the free border of the lesser omentum, known as the hepatoduodenal ligament. This has two layers and within these layers are the common bile duct, hepatic artery, and hepatic portal vein. A useful mnemonic to remember these is DAVE: Duct, Artery, Vein, Epiploic foramen. * ''posterior'': the peritoneum covering the inferior vena cava * ''superior'': the peritoneum covering the caudate lobe of the liver * ''inferior'': the peritoneum covering the commencement of the duodenum and the hepatic artery, the latter passing forward below the foramen before ascending between the two layers of the lesser omentum. * ''left lateral'': gastrosplenic ligament and splenorenal ligament As the portal vein is the most posterior structure in the hepatoduodenal ligament, and the inferior vena cava lies under the posterior wall, the epiploic foramen can be remembered as lying between the two great veins of the abdomen. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Omental foramen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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