The coronary ligament of the liver is the peritoneal reflection connecting the superior and posterior liver surfaces to the diaphragm, with its right and left extremities forming the right and left triangular ligaments. The bare area of the liver (where no peritoneum covers it) lies within the coronary ligament boundaries.
Suspends the posterior liver from the diaphragm, defines the liver's bare area (the retroperitoneal portion in contact with the diaphragm), and provides the posterior hepatic attachment divided in liver mobilisation for resection and transplantation.
The coronary ligament is divided to mobilise the liver during right hepatectomy and liver transplantation. The hepatic veins drain into the inferior vena cava within the bare area enclosed by the coronary ligament — their identification during hepatic vein control requires division of the right and left coronary ligament leaflets.
The right coronary ligament is divided to mobilise the right liver and expose the hepatocaval junction for hepatic vein and IVC control during right hepatectomy or live donor liver resection.
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