Left subphrenic space
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Benjabutr D, Balasubramanian S, Chan B, et al. Left subphrenic space. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-52788
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22 Apr 2017,
David Benjabutr
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The left subphrenic space is a subcompartment of the left supramesocolic space located between the diaphragm, the anterosuperior surface of the left liver lobe, the diaphragmatic surface of the spleen and the anterosuperior surface of the stomach.
It is described to have anterior and posterior parts without clear delineation1.
Boundaries
medially: falciform ligament
posterior: anterior layer of left triangular ligament of the liver
inferomedial: splenorenal, gastrosplenic and phrenicocolic ligaments that separate the space from left paracolic gutter
References
- 1. Standring, S. (2008) Gray's anatomy. 40th ed. London: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
- 2. Rustemović N, Opacić M, Bates T, Ostojić R, Stern Padovan R, Pulanić R, Vucelić B. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of an intra-abdominal abscess: a new therapeutic window to the left subphrenic space. Endoscopy. 38 Suppl 2: E17-8. doi:10.1055/s-2006-944635 - Pubmed
- 3. Seewald, Stefan et al. EUS-guided drainage of subphrenic abscess Gastrointestinal Endoscopy , Volume 59 , Issue 4 , 578 - 580
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