True about relation of epiploic foramen
Correct Answer: Bile duct anteriorly
Description: Epiploic Foramen - it is also known as Foramen of Winslow, aditus or opening to the lesser sac. This is a veical slit-like opening through which the lesser sac communicates with the greater sac. The foramen is situated at the level of the 12th thoracic veebra. Boundaries - Anteriorly: Right free margin of the lesser omentum containing the poal vein, the hepatic aery, and the bile duct. Posteriorly : The inferior vena cava, the right suprarenal gland and T12 veebra. Superiorly : Caudate process of the liver. Inferiorly : First pa of the duodenum and the horizontal pa of the hepatic aery. Ref : B D Chaurasia's Human Anatomy , seventh edition, volume 2 , pg .no. 263
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