page_title: Hepatogastric ligament
hierarchical_section_title: Hepatogastric ligament
context_page_description: The hepatogastric ligament or gastrohepatic ligament connects the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach. It contains the right and the left gastric arteries. In the abdominal cavity it separates the greater and lesser sacs on the right. It is sometimes cut during surgery in order to access the lesser sac. The hepatogastric ligament consists of a dense cranial portion and the caudal portion termed the pars flaccida.
context_section_description: The hepatogastric ligament or gastrohepatic ligament connects the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach.  It contains the right and the left gastric arteries.  In the abdominal cavity it separates the greater and lesser sacs on the right.  It is sometimes cut during surgery in order to access the lesser sac. The hepatogastric ligament consists of a dense cranial portion and the caudal portion termed the pars flaccida.
caption: In this image, the hepatogastric ligament is labeled the lesser omentum, which it is part of. The gastroduodenal ligament is a separate ligament but also part of the lesser omentum.