Key Features/Anatomical Relations
The gastrosplenic ligament forms part of the greater omentum. It develops from the dorsal mesogastrium and runs from the greater curvature of the stomach to the hilar surface of the spleen. The short gastric and left gastroomental vessels run within this ligament.
A portion of the gastrosplenic ligament will often extend to blend with a portion of phrenicocolic ligament.
Occasionally an accessory spleen can develop adjacent to the spleen within the gastrosplenic ligament.
List of Clinical Correlates
- Splenectomy
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Gastrosplenic Ligament
The gastrosplenic ligament is the mesenteric attachment between the left part of the greater curvature of the stomach and the hilus of the spleen.
