Paracolic Gutter Ct Anatomy

The right and left paracolic gutters are peritoneal recesses on the posterior abdominal wall lying alongside the ascending and descending colon.
Paracolic gutter ct anatomy. A less obvious medial paracolic gutter may be formed especially on the right side if the colon. It is limited inferiorly by the ilium and its mesentery. There are two paracolic gutters. The right paracolic gutter is larger than the left and communicates freely with the right subphrenic space.
The left lateral paracolic gutter. The connection between the left paracolic gutter and the left subphrenic space is partially limited by the phrenicocolic ligament. The right and left paracolic gutters both lies on the lateral side of posterior abdominal wall alongside the ascending and descending colon are the peritoneal recesses. Both paracolic spaces are in continuity with the pelvic peritoneal spaces.
Arrows indicate sites of multiple intraperitoneal deposits in the right subphrenic space rss right paracolic gutter rpg left paracolic gutter lpg greater omentum go and rectovesical pouch rvp. Similar to the right the left lateral paracolic gutter extends from the left colic splenic flexure adjacent to the lateral wall. The main paracolic gutter lies lateral to the colon on each side. The left lateral paracolic gutter.
There are two paracolic gutters in a human body. Left lateral paracolic gutter. Figure 12 axial coronal and sagittal ct images in a patient with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumour gist. The right lateral paracolic gutter.
Right colic flexure anterior view right medial paracolic gutter. The paracolic gutters paracolic sulci paracolic recesses are spaces between the colon and the abdominal wall. Comprehensive anatomy and ct features of pathologic conditions. The right paracolic gutter is a component of the right inframesocolic space continuous superiorly with the right subhepatic and right subphrenic spaces it is larger than the left paracolic gutter which is partially separated from the left subphrenic spaces by the phrenicocolic ligament.
The right and left paracolic gutters are peritoneal recesses on the posterior abdominal wall lying alongside the ascending and descending colon.