Anatomy
·Abdomen
Omental Bursa (Lesser Sac)
⭐ PREMIUM
The omental bursa is the peritoneal recess behind the stomach, communicating with the greater sac via the epiploic foramen.
BOUNDARIES OF THE EPIPLOIC (OMENTAL) FORAMEN OF WINSLOW
• Anterior: free edge of lesser omentum (containing the portal triad — bile duct, hepatic artery, portal vein).
• Posterior: IVC.
• Superior: caudate lobe of liver.
• Inferior: 1st part of duodenum.
CLINICAL
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