can be felt below costal margin after being enlarged 3 times its normal size. 3- Spleen enlarge downwards and to the right due to presence of phrenico-colic ligament.
Common bile duct: leads to jaundice. 2- Inferior vena cava: Edema in lower limb. 3- Portal vein: Portal hypertension. 4- Pyloric end: leads to pyloric stenosis. 5- Duodenum: Duodenal obstruction. Pancreatic pain: Felt in epigastric region, referred to back. Relieved by leaning forward. Duodenal ulcer: May be complicated by erosion of pancreas.
of diaphragm Left crus of diaphragm Median arcuate ligament Medial arcuate ligament Lateral arcuate ligament Psoas major muscle Quadratus lumborum Central (trifoliate) tendon
Morgagni) Posterior defect (foramen of Bockdalek – vertebrocostal triangle) Central tendon Median part (folium) of central tendon Lateral parts (folia) of central tendon
at T8) IVC Right phrenic nerve Esophageal opening (1 inch to the left of midline at T10) Esophagus Anterior & posterior vagal trunks Aortic opening of diaphragm (midline at T12) Aorta Thoracic duct