Left paracolic gutter
Last revised by Craig Hacking on 8 Apr 2020
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Hacking C, Left paracolic gutter. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 09 Dec 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-75795
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The left paracolic gutter is a component of the left inframesocolic space partially separated from the left subphrenic spaces by the phrenicocolic ligament. It is smaller than the right paracolic gutter. Both paracolic spaces are in continuity with the pelvic peritoneal spaces.
References
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- 3. Susan Standring. Gray's Anatomy. ISBN: 9780702052309
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