A 58 year old was undergoing cholecystectomy. During the procedure, the resident accidently advanced the scissors along the superior border of the epiploic foramen causing injury. Which of the following structures is likely to be injured?
Correct Answer: Caudate lobe of liver
Description: The superior border of the epiploic foramen is formed by the caudate lobe of the liver. Epiploic foramen (foramen of winslow) is a veical slit of about 3 cm behind the free right border of the lesser omentum. It connects the lesser sac to the greater sac. Boundaries Structures Anterior Right free margin of lesser Omentum (hepatoduodenal ligament) containing the poal triad (bile duct, hepatic aery and poal vein) Posterior (SIT) Suprarenal gland Inferior vena cava T12 veebrae Superior Caudate process of liver Inferior First pa of duodenum Horizontal pa of the hepatic aery Ref: Gray's Anatomy 41st edition Pgno: 1107
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