The retroperitoneal space (retroperitoneum) is the anatomical space (sometimes a potential space) behind (retro) the peritoneum. It has no specific delineating...

Retroperitoneal bleeding is an accumulation of blood in the retroperitoneal space. Signs and symptoms may include abdominal or upper leg pain, hematuria...

external lobulation. They are located on the left and right in the retroperitoneal space, and in adult humans are about 12 centimetres (4+1⁄2 inches) in...

Mental space Pericardial space Intraperitoneal space Pleural space Potential space Pterygomandibular space Quadrangular space Retroperitoneal space Retropharyngeal...

extraperitoneal space is the portion of the abdomen and pelvis which does not lie within the peritoneum. It includes: Retroperitoneal space, situated posteriorly...

quality and quantity varies considerably. It occupies the extraperitoneal space.[citation needed] Anteriorly, it forms the thin and fibrous preperitoneal...

surgery (such as cancer surgery) and is most commonly found in the retroperitoneal space. Spontaneous development is rare. Many lymphoceles are asymptomatic...

the intraperitoneal space are called "retroperitoneal" (e.g., the kidneys), and those structures below the intraperitoneal space are called "subperitoneal"...

Dodds WJ, Darweesh RM, Lawson TL, et al. (December 1986). "The retroperitoneal spaces revisited". AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 147 (6): 1155–61...

children and adolescents. DDL tumors most commonly occur in the retroperitoneal space but, similar to ALT/WDL, may occur in the extremities, paratesticular...

Retropubic space is a potential avascular space located between the pubic symphysis and the urinary bladder. The retropubic space is a preperitoneal space, located...

It usually has been in contrast to midline laparotomy and right retroperitoneal space dissection. These two procedures have been used for diverse cases...

rectovaginal pouch, or cul-de-sac) is the extension of the peritoneum into the space between the posterior wall of the uterus and the rectum in the human female...

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The peritoneal cavity is a potential space located between the two layers of the peritoneum—the parietal peritoneum, the serous membrane that lines the...

thorax and abdominal cavity (including both the intraperitoneal and retroperitoneal space) cannot be controlled with direct pressure (compression). A patient...

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the peritoneum and mesentery General Peritoneum cavity Mesentery Abdominal Pelvic Spaces Extraperitoneal space Retroperitoneal space Retropubic space...

FAST scan, there may be concern for bleeding into the retroperitoneal space, known as retroperitoneal hematoma. Stopping the bleeding may require endovascular...

called the retroperitoneum, and the kidneys and ureters are known as retroperitoneal organs. View of the various organs and blood-vessels in proximity with...

affecting pancreas, liver, kidney, salivary and orbital tissues and retroperitoneal space. The hallmarks of the disease are fibrosis and infiltration by IgG4...

and parietal peritoneum is the peritoneal cavity, which is a potential space. It contains a serous fluid called peritoneal fluid that allows motion....

visceral serosa of the uterus is called the perimetrium. The potential space between two opposing serosal surfaces is mostly empty except for the small...

and other mammals. It is lined by peritoneum. The rectovesical pouch is a space between the rectum and the bladder in men. It lies above the seminal vesicles...

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gutters (paracolic sulci, paracolic recesses) are peritoneal recesses – spaces between the colon and the abdominal wall. There are two paracolic gutters:...

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the peritoneum and mesentery General Peritoneum cavity Mesentery Abdominal Pelvic Spaces Extraperitoneal space Retroperitoneal space Retropubic space...

cause has been identified. Kidneys are normally located in the retroperitoneal space between the T12 and L3 vertebrae after ascending from the pelvis...

blood loss but was unable to obtain adequate exposure to enter the retroperitoneal space because of the unexpected pain in retracting his liver. Exhausted...