In human anatomy, the foramen of Winslow (named after the anatomist Jean-Jacques Bénigne Winslow[1]), also known as the omental foramen, epiploic foramen and foramen epiploicum (Latin), is the passage of communication, or foramen, between the greater sac, the general cavity (of the abdomen), and the lesser sac, the omental bursa.
inferior: the peritoneum covering the commencement of the duodenum and the hepatic artery, the latter passing forward below the foramen before ascending between the two layers of the lesser omentum.
Additional images
Horizontal disposition of the peritoneum in the upper part of the abdomen.
Diagram to show the lines along which the peritoneum leaves the wall of the abdomen to invest the viscera.
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.
