Concept information
Preferred term
Retroperitoneal Space
Type
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mesh:Descriptor
Definition
- An area occupying the most posterior aspect of the ABDOMINAL CAVITY. It is bounded laterally by the borders of the quadratus lumborum muscles and extends from the DIAPHRAGM to the brim of the true PELVIS, where it continues as the pelvic extraperitoneal space.
Broader concept
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- abnormalities (Qualifier)
- anatomy & histology (Qualifier)
- blood supply (Qualifier)
- diagnostic imaging (Qualifier)
- embryology (Qualifier)
- growth & development (Qualifier)
- injuries (Qualifier)
- innervation (Qualifier)
- microbiology (Qualifier)
- parasitology (Qualifier)
- pathology (Qualifier)
- physiology (Qualifier)
- physiopathology (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- surgery (Qualifier)
- virology (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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Espace rétro-péritonéal
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-P5BLLG8W-9
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