{"id":2042,"date":"2020-08-31T09:23:15","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T09:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/head-and-neck\/head\/regions\/retropharyngeal-space\/"},"modified":"2020-10-31T16:59:20","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T14:59:20","slug":"retropharyngeal-space","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/skull-head-and-neck\/neck\/regions-and-spaces\/retropharyngeal-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Retropharyngeal space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"intro\">The retropharyngeal space is a potential space located behind the pharynx and the esophagus.<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_17375\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/neck-cross-section.png\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Retropharyngeal space\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/neck-cross-section-600x502.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17375\"\/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Cross-section of the neck showing the retropharyngeal space<\/strong><\/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\">Borders<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_1\">\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Anterior&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014&nbsp; Buccopharyngeal fascia, and the posterior pharyngeal and esophageal walls<\/li><li><strong>Posteriorly<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Prevertebral fascia<\/li><li><strong>Laterally<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Connective tissue and the carotid sheath<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inferiorly, the retropharyngeal space is open and leads to the posterior mediastinum.<\/p>\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\">Contents<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_2\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contents of the retropharyngeal are a few lymph nodes and mostly fatty connective tissue.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_3\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Clinical information<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_3\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An infection of the posterior pharyngeal wall can spread to the retropharyngeal space and then reach the thoracic cavity (posterior mediastinum).<\/p>\n<\/span><div id=\"the_titles\" style=\"display:none;\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Borders<\/h4><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contents<\/h4><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clinical information<\/h4><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Borders Anterior&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp; Buccopharyngeal fascia, and the posterior pharyngeal and esophageal walls Posteriorly&nbsp;\u2014 Prevertebral fascia Laterally&nbsp;\u2014 Connective tissue and the carotid sheath Inferiorly, the retropharyngeal space is open and leads to the posterior mediastinum. Contents The contents of the retropharyngeal are a few lymph nodes and mostly fatty connective tissue. Clinical information An infection of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":7358,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2042","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>Retropharyngeal space &#8211; Meddists<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/skull-head-and-neck\/neck\/regions-and-spaces\/retropharyngeal-space\/\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/pre-clinical\\\/anatomy\\\/skull-head-and-neck\\\/neck\\\/regions-and-spaces\\\/retropharyngeal-space\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/pre-clinical\\\/anatomy\\\/skull-head-and-neck\\\/neck\\\/regions-and-spaces\\\/retropharyngeal-space\\\/\",\"name\":\"Retropharyngeal space &#8211; 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