{"id":1613,"date":"2020-08-14T11:26:34","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T11:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/abdomen-and-pelvis\/structures-and-regions\/retroperitoneum\/"},"modified":"2021-01-21T23:03:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T22:03:23","slug":"retroperitoneum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/abdomen-and-pelvis\/structures-and-regions\/retroperitoneum\/","title":{"rendered":"Retroperitoneum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"intro\">The retroperitoneum, as its name suggests, is the compartment located behind the peritoneum \u2014 more specifically, it is the space posterior to the\u00a0<strong>parietal peritoneum<\/strong>\u00a0and anterior to\u00a0<strong>transversalis fascia<\/strong>.<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_14782\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/retroperitoneum.png\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Retroperitoneum\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/retroperitoneum-600x514.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14782\"\/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Cross-section of the abdomen<\/strong>&nbsp;(Credit: Dr. M. Skalski, CC BY-NC-ND)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_1\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Compartments<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_1\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can divide the retroperitoneum into three compartments, based on layers that surround the kidneys:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Anterior pararenal space<\/strong>&nbsp;(prerenal space)<ul><li>Bordered by the<strong>&nbsp;posterior peritoneum<\/strong>&nbsp;anteriorly and the&nbsp;<strong>anterior renal fascia<\/strong>&nbsp;posteriorly<\/li><li>Contains the main part of the duodenum, pancreas (excl. tail), ascending and descending colons and ureters<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Perirenal space&nbsp;<\/strong>(renal space)<ul><li>Bordered by the&nbsp;<strong>anterior renal fascia<\/strong>&nbsp;anteriorly and the&nbsp;<strong>posterior renal fascia<\/strong>&nbsp;posteriorly<\/li><li>Contains the kidneys, suprarenal glands, aorta and IVC, rectum, esophagus, and perinephric fat<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Posterior pararenal space<\/strong>&nbsp;(retrorenal space)<ul><li>Bordered by the<strong>&nbsp;posterior renal fascia<\/strong>&nbsp;anteriorly and the&nbsp;<strong>transversalis fascia<\/strong>&nbsp;posterior<\/li><li>Contains lymphatics, sympathetic trunk and lumbar plexus<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_2\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Memorization technique<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_2\">\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Mnemonic<\/strong>: SAD PUCKER LSL<\/li><li><strong>Number series<\/strong>: 112 212111 333<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mnemonic contains all of the contents of the retroperitoneum, while the number series lists the location of the structure within the appropriate compartment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SAD PUCKER LSL<\/strong>&nbsp;stands for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>S<\/strong>uprarenal glands<\/li><li><strong>A<\/strong>orta and IVC<\/li><li><strong>D<\/strong>uodenum<\/li><li><strong>P<\/strong>ancreas<\/li><li><strong>U<\/strong>reters<\/li><li><strong>C<\/strong>olon (ascending+descending)<\/li><li><strong>K<\/strong>idneys<\/li><li><strong>E<\/strong>sophagus<\/li><li><strong>R<\/strong>ectum<\/li><li><strong>L<\/strong>ymphatics<\/li><li><strong>S<\/strong>ympathetic trunk<\/li><li><strong>L<\/strong>umbar plexus<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The number series stands means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1 for anterior pararenal space<\/li><li>2 for perirenal space<\/li><li>3 for posterior pararenal space<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/span><div id=\"the_titles\" style=\"display:none;\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compartments<\/h4><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Memorization technique<\/h4><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compartments We can divide the retroperitoneum into three compartments, based on layers that surround the kidneys: Anterior pararenal space&nbsp;(prerenal space) Bordered by the&nbsp;posterior peritoneum&nbsp;anteriorly and the&nbsp;anterior renal fascia&nbsp;posteriorly Contains the main part of the duodenum, pancreas (excl. tail), ascending and descending colons and ureters Perirenal space&nbsp;(renal space) Bordered by the&nbsp;anterior renal fascia&nbsp;anteriorly and the&nbsp;posterior renal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1605,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1613","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Retroperitoneum &#8211; 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