Left Paramesenteric Gutter

Right paracolic gutter to the right of the ac.

Left paramesenteric gutter.

The paramesenteric gutters paramesenteric recesses or infracolic spaces are two spaces or recesses in the abdominal cavity between the colon and the root of the mesentery. Can transfer fluids between lesser sac or hepatorenal pouch to the pelvis. The left paramesenteric gutter and the right paramesenteric gutter. There are two paramesenteric gutters.

There are two paramesenteric gutters. Connects small intestine and colon. Left paramesenteric gutter open to pelvis. The main paracolic gutter lies lateral to the colon on each side.

This space communicates with the pelvic cavity and is defined by. The left paramesenteric gutter. A less obvious medial paracolic gutter may be formed especially on the right side if the colon possesses a short mesentery for part of its length. The paramesenteric guttersare two spaces in the abdominal cavity between the colon and the root of the mesentery.

The left medial paracolic gutter. The root of the mesentery medially. The descending colon laterally further left. The paramesenteric gutters paramesenteric recesses infracolic spaces are two spaces or recesses in the abdominal cavity between the colon and the root of the mesentery.

The paracolic and paramesenteric gutters are clinically important because they are potential pathways for free blood pus gastric fluids and gas to track from one abdominal space into another and to the pelvic cavity. The left paramesenteric gutter is an open space which also communicates inferiorly with the pelvic cavity. The main paracol parasol is located on the lateral colon on each side. This gutter is however much smaller because it is restricted at the top by the phrenicocolic ligament or the ligament supporting the top left edge of the colon.

The right and left paracolic plaque is the peritoneal niche of the posterior abdominal wall located alongside the ascending and descending colon. The right and left paracolic gutters are peritoneal recesses on the posterior abdominal wall lying alongside the ascending and descending colon. They are also sometimes but incorrectly referred to as other paracolic gutters. The left gutter runs between the descending colon and the abdominal wall and just like the right gutter empties into the lower abdomen and pelvic area.