Posterior right subhepatic space
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The posterior right subhepatic space (also known as the hepatorenal fossa or Morison's pouch) separates the liver from the right kidney. It is a potential space that is not filled with any fluid in normal conditions.
Gross anatomy
PosteriorThe posterior right subhepatic space is a subcompartment of the supramesocolic space and is separated from the anterior right subhepatic space by the transverse mesocolon.
Boundaries
The recess is bounded:
- anterior: right hepatic lobe
of the liverand gallbladder - posterior: superior aspect right kidney; right adrenal gland; second part of the duodenum; hepatic flexure; pancreatic head
- inferior: transverse mesocolon
Communications
The posterior right subhepatic space communicates with the right subphrenic space and right paracolic gutter. The subhepatic space communicates with the lesser sac via the foramen of Winslow.
History and etymology
Named by James Rutherford Morison (1843-1939), British surgeon 4.
Related pathology
Fluid (e.g. ascites or haemoperitoneum) accumulates here as it is the lowest dependent spaces of the peritoneal cavity from a wide range of causes. It is also a preferential site for metastases and abscesses.
-<p>The <strong>posterior right subhepatic space</strong> (also known as the <strong>hepatorenal fossa </strong>or <strong>Morison's pouch</strong>) separates the <a href="/articles/liver">liver</a> from the right <a href="/articles/kidneys">kidney</a>. It is a potential space that is not filled with any fluid in normal conditions.</p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><p>Posterior right subhepatic space is a subcompartment of the <a href="/articles/supramesocolic-space">supramesocolic space</a> and is separated from the anterior right subhepatic space by the transverse mesocolon.</p><h5>Boundaries</h5><p>The recess is bounded:</p><ul>-<li>anterior: right lobe of the liver and <a href="/articles/gallbladder">gallbladder</a>- +<p>The <strong>posterior right subhepatic space</strong> (also known as the <strong>hepatorenal fossa </strong>or <strong>Morison pouch</strong>) separates the <a href="/articles/liver">liver</a> from the right <a href="/articles/kidneys">kidney</a>. It is a potential space that is not filled with any fluid in normal conditions.</p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><p>The posterior right subhepatic space is a subcompartment of the <a href="/articles/supramesocolic-space">supramesocolic space</a> and is separated from the anterior right subhepatic space by the <a title="Transverse mesocolon" href="/articles/transverse-mesocolon">transverse mesocolon</a>.</p><h5>Boundaries</h5><ul>
- +<li>anterior: right hepatic lobe and <a href="/articles/gallbladder">gallbladder</a>
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