fissure for ligamentum teres

fis·sure for lig·a·men·tum te·res

[TA]

a cleft on the inferior surface of the liver, running from the inferior border to the left extremity of the porta hepatis; it lodges the round ligament of the liver.

Synonym(s): fissura ligamenti teretis hepatis [TA], fissure for round ligament of liver ☆ , fossa venae umbilicalis, umbilical fossa

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The position & extent of pons hepatis on the fissure for ligamentum teres were noted.

Out of these in 15 cases (57.69%) PH was present in the upper third of the fissure for ligamentum teres (FLT).

Morphology of caudate and quadrate lobes of liver

Extension of fissure for Ligamentum teres on the anterior surface of liver when present was measured.

The extension of fissure for ligamentum teres on the anterior--surface (Fig-1) was present in 45 livers, i.e.-86.5% and absent in 7 livers, i.e.--13.5%.