Left Paracolic Gutter Retroperitoneal

The main paracolic gutter lies lateral to the colon on each side.

Left paracolic gutter retroperitoneal.

In our case a retroperitoneal hernia was located in the left paracolic gutter lateral to the sigmoid colon. Thorough medline search revealed only few case reports of ih with the gate located in the paracolic gutter adjacent to the colon 5 6. The inframesocolic space also contains paracolic gutters which are peritoneal recesses that are inferolateral extensions of their corresponding inframesocolic spaces on the posterior abdominal wall lateral to the ascending and descending colon respectively. There are two paracolic gutters in a human body.

A less obvious medial paracolic gutter may be formed especially on the right side if the colon possesses a short mesentery for part of its length. Interfascial spread is another method of communication between the abdomen and pelvis and also allows communication across the midline through the retromesenteric plane. The main paracolic gutter lies lateral to the colon on each side. These types have not been included in the current classification.

The right and left paracolic gutters are peritoneal recesses on the posterior abdominal wall lying alongside the ascending and descending colon. The right and left paracolic gutters are peritoneal recesses on the posterior abdominal wall lying alongside the ascending and descending colon. The left lateral paracolic gutter. On the left side the retrorenal plane and the perirenal space extend to the left diaphragm.

The right lateral paracolic gutter. The left medial paracolic gutter. A less obvious medial paracolic gutter may be formed especially on the right side if the colon.