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    The retroperitoneal space (retroperitoneum) is the anatomical space (sometimes a potential space) behind (retro) the peritoneum. It has no specific delineating...
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    Retroperitoneal bleeding is an accumulation of blood in the retroperitoneal space. Signs and symptoms may include abdominal or upper leg pain, hematuria...
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    external lobulation. They are located on the left and right in the retroperitoneal space, and in adult humans are about 12 centimetres (4+1⁄2 inches) in...
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    the intraperitoneal space are called "retroperitoneal" (e.g., the kidneys), and those structures below the intraperitoneal space are called "subperitoneal"...
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  • surgery (such as cancer surgery) and is most commonly found in the retroperitoneal space. Spontaneous development is rare. Many lymphoceles are asymptomatic...
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    Dodds WJ, Darweesh RM, Lawson TL, et al. (December 1986). "The retroperitoneal spaces revisited". AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 147 (6): 1155–61...
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  • quality and quantity is varies considerably. It occupies the extraperitoneal space.[citation needed] Anteriorly, it forms the thin and fibrous preperitoneal...
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    Retropubic space is a potential avascular space located between the pubic symphysis and the urinary bladder. The retropubic space is a preperitoneal space, located...
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    Douglas, or rectovaginal pouch) is the extension of the peritoneum into the space between the posterior wall of the uterus and the rectum in the human female...
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  • It usually has been in contrast to midline laparotomy and right retroperitoneal space dissection. These two procedures have been used for diverse cases...
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  • extraperitoneal space is the portion of the abdomen and pelvis which does not lie within the peritoneum. It includes: Retroperitoneal space, situated posteriorly...
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    children and adolescents. DDL tumors most commonly occur in the retroperitoneal space but, similar to ALT/WDL, may occur in the extremities, paratesticular...
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  • Mental space Pericardial space Intraperitoneal space Pleural space Potential space Pterygomandibular space Quadrangular space Retroperitoneal space Retropharyngeal...
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    and other mammals. It is lined by peritoneum. The rectovesical pouch is a space between the rectum and the bladder in men. It lies above the seminal vesicles...
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    the peritoneum and mesentery General Peritoneum cavity Mesentery Abdominal Pelvic Spaces Extraperitoneal space Retroperitoneal space Retropubic space...
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    the peritoneum and mesentery General Peritoneum cavity Mesentery Abdominal Pelvic Spaces Extraperitoneal space Retroperitoneal space Retropubic space...
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    the peritoneum and mesentery General Peritoneum cavity Mesentery Abdominal Pelvic Spaces Extraperitoneal space Retroperitoneal space Retropubic space...
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  • the peritoneum and mesentery General Peritoneum cavity Mesentery Abdominal Pelvic Spaces Extraperitoneal space Retroperitoneal space Retropubic space...
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    visceral serosa of the uterus is called the perimetrium. The potential space between two opposing serosal surfaces is mostly empty except for the small...
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    and parietal peritoneum is the peritoneal cavity, which is a potential space. It contains a serous fluid called peritoneal fluid that allows motion....
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    the peritoneum and mesentery General Peritoneum cavity Mesentery Abdominal Pelvic Spaces Extraperitoneal space Retroperitoneal space Retropubic space...
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    the peritoneum and mesentery General Peritoneum cavity Mesentery Abdominal Pelvic Spaces Extraperitoneal space Retroperitoneal space Retropubic space...
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    called the retroperitoneum, and the kidneys and ureters are known as retroperitoneal organs. View of the various organs and blood-vessels in proximity with...
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    the peritoneum and mesentery General Peritoneum cavity Mesentery Abdominal Pelvic Spaces Extraperitoneal space Retroperitoneal space Retropubic space...
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    the peritoneum and mesentery General Peritoneum cavity Mesentery Abdominal Pelvic Spaces Extraperitoneal space Retroperitoneal space Retropubic space...
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    FAST scan, there may be concern for bleeding into the retroperitoneal space, known as retroperitoneal hematoma. Stopping the bleeding may require endovascular...
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    the peritoneum and mesentery General Peritoneum cavity Mesentery Abdominal Pelvic Spaces Extraperitoneal space Retroperitoneal space Retropubic space...
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    the peritoneum and mesentery General Peritoneum cavity Mesentery Abdominal Pelvic Spaces Extraperitoneal space Retroperitoneal space Retropubic space...
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    thorax and abdominal cavity (including both the intraperitoneal and retroperitoneal space) cannot be controlled with direct pressure (compression). A patient...
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  • blood loss but was unable to obtain adequate exposure to enter the retroperitoneal space because of the unexpected pain in retracting his liver. Exhausted...
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