Left perihepatic space
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Nash C, Knipe H, Dias S, et al. Left perihepatic space. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Feb 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-59741
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23 Apr 2018,
Clinton Nash
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- Anterior perihepatic space
- Posterior perihepatic space
- Left subhepatic space
The left perihepatic space (also known as the left subhepatic space) is a potential space located between the stomach and the visceral surface of left lobe of the liver.
Gross anatomy
The left perihepatic space can be further subdivided into anterior and posterior spaces. It is a subcompartment of the left supramesocolic space.
Boundaries
- superior: visceral surface of the left lobe of the liver
- medial: capsular surface of the left lobe of the liver
- lateral: lesser curve of the stomach
- posterior: lesser omentum 1
Communications
The left perihepatic space communicates superiorly with the anterior left subphrenic space 1.
Related Pathology
Pathology of the duoedenal bulb, lesser curve of the stomach, left hepatic lobe and gallbladder can cause fluid collections to accumulate in the left perihepatic space 2.
References
- 1. John R. Haaga, Daniel Boll. Computed Tomography & Magnetic Resonance Imaging Of The Whole Body E-Book. (2008) ISBN: 9780323076210
- 2. DeMeo JH, Fulcher AS, Austin RF. Anatomic CT demonstration of the peritoneal spaces, ligaments, and mesenteries: normal and pathologic processes. (1995) Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 15 (4): 755-70. doi:10.1148/radiographics.15.4.7569127 - Pubmed
- 3. Jeffrey Klein, Jennifer Pohl, Emily N. Vinson, William E. Brant, Clyde A. Helms. Brant and Helms' Fundamentals of Diagnostic Radiology. (2018) ISBN: 9781496367419
- 4. Susan Standring. Gray's Anatomy. (2015) ISBN: 9780702052309
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