page_title: Gastrosplenic ligament
hierarchical_section_title: Gastrosplenic ligament
caption_attribution_description: Horizontal disposition of the peritoneum in the upper part of the abdomen.
context_page_description: The gastrosplenic ligament is part of the greater omentum.
  Embryonically the gastrosplenic ligament is derived from the dorsal mesogastrium.
  The gastrosplenic ligament is made of peritoneum that connects the greater curvature of stomach with the hilum of the spleen.
  Contains: Short gastric vessels and left gastro-epiploic vessels
context_section_description: The gastrosplenic ligament (ligamentum gastrosplenicum or gastrolienal ligament) is part of the greater omentum.
  Embryonically the gastrosplenic ligament is derived from the dorsal mesogastrium.
  The gastrosplenic ligament is made of peritoneum that connects the greater curvature of stomach with the hilum of the spleen.
  Contains: Short gastric vessels and left gastro-epiploic vessels
caption: Horizontal disposition of the peritoneum in the upper part of the abdomen. (Gastrolienal ligament labeled at upper left.)
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