Tags: Anatomical Structure, Ligament.

The splenorenal ligament (or lienorenal ligament) is derived from the peritoneum where the wall of the general peritoneal cavity comes into contact with the omental bursa between the left kidney and the spleen; the lienal vessels (splenic artery and vein) pass between its two layers. It contains the tail of the pancreas the only intraperitoneal portion of the pancreas and splenic vessels.

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