| Treitz | Wenzel, Bohemian pathologist, 1819-1872. See: Treitz's arch, Treitz's fascia, Treitz's fossa, Treitz's hernia, Treitz's ligament, Treitz's muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Treitz's arch | A sickle-shaped fold of peritoneum sometimes found arching between the left side of the duodenojejunal flexure and the medial border of the left kidney; its right free edge contains the ascending branch of the left colic artery and inferior mesenteric vein; forms anterior boundary of the paraduodenal recess. See: paraduodenal recess. Synonym: plica paraduodenalis, Treitz's arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Treitz's fascia | Fascia behind the head of the pancreas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Treitz's fossa | An inconstant depression in the peritoneum extending posterior to the caecum. Synonym: Treitz's fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Treitz's hernia | A hernia in the subperitoneal tissues. Synonym: retroperitoneal hernia, Treitz's hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Treitz's ligament | A broad flat band of smooth muscle and fibrous tissue attached to the right crus of the diaphragm and to the duodenum at its junction with the jejunum. Synonym: musculus suspensorius duodeni, Treitz's ligament, Treitz's muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Treitz's muscle | A broad flat band of smooth muscle and fibrous tissue attached to the right crus of the diaphragm and to the duodenum at its junction with the jejunum. Synonym: musculus suspensorius duodeni, Treitz's ligament, Treitz's muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |