Perivascular fibrous capsule
Capsula fibrosa perivascularis
- Latin eponym: Capsula Glissoni
- Eponym: Glisson's capsule
Definition
The hepatic artery and portal vein, accompanied by numerous nerves, are enveloped in a loose areolar tissue, the fibrous capsule of Glisson, which accompanies the vessels in their course through the portal canals in the interior of the organ.
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
