Posterior peritoneal recesses: assessment using CT. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Intraperitoneal compartments may extend posteriorly to the level of known retroperitoneal structures at several locations within the abdomen. These locations include the posterior subhepatic or hepatorenal space, the splenorenal space, the retropancreatic recess, the paracolic gutters, and the pararectal fossae. Because of their posterior location, fluid collections within these compartments may be mistaken radiologically for retroperitoneal masses. The sectional anatomy of these spaces, and particularly their appearance on computed tomographic scans, are illustrated in this paper.

publication date

  • August 1, 1985

Research

keywords

  • Ascitic Fluid
  • Peritoneum
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0022005321

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1148/radiology.156.2.4011911

PubMed ID

  • 4011911

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 156

issue

  • 2