Peritoneal Infarcts In The Left Pericolic Gutter

Key signs of peritoneal carcinomatosis.

Peritoneal infarcts in the left pericolic gutter.

The left lateral paracolic gutter. Both paracolic spaces are in continuity with the pelvic peritoneal spaces. The right and left paracolic gutters both lies on the lateral side of posterior abdominal wall alongside the ascending and descending colon are the peritoneal recesses. The left lateral paracolic gutter.

A less obvious medial paracolic gutter may be formed especially on the right side if the colon. The main paracolic gutter lies lateral to the colon on each side. The right paracolic gutter is a component of the right inframesocolic space continuous superiorly with the right subhepatic and right subphrenic spaces it is larger than the left paracolic gutter which is partially separated from the left subphrenic spaces by the phrenicocolic ligament. The main paracolic gutter lies lateral to the colon on each side.

The right and left paracolic gutters are peritoneal recesses on the posterior abdominal wall lying alongside the ascending and descending colon. 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. What are the paracolic gutters rectouterine pouch retroperitoneal space ulnar gutter subphrenic space abdominal wall hepatic flexure peritoneal space ascendi.

The left medial paracolic gutter. Peritoneal recesses or peritoneal gutters are the spaces formed by peritoneum draping over viscera. The right lateral paracolic gutter. The right and left paracolic gutters are peritoneal recesses on the posterior abdominal wall lying alongside the ascending and descending colon.

Using peristaltic motion the carcinomatosis follows the peritoneal circulation and implants along the paracolic gutter passing back up into the undersurface of the diaphragm becoming implanted in morison s pouch the omental bursa and along the left paracolic gutter.