THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

Detailed explanation-1: -The phrenicocolic ligament functions as a potential barrier to the spread of infection between the left paracolic gutter and the left subphrenic space 2. It provides support to the spleen at the posterior aspect of its tip 5.

Detailed explanation-2: -The phrenicocolic ligament may be seen occasionally on plain films (Fig. 3) as a thin falciform soft-tissue density outlined on its superior and inferior borders by extraperitoneal fat. The structure is in-terposed between the anatomic splenic flexure of the colon, the splenic angle, and the flank stripe.