Search on:
RETROPERITONEAL SPACE
Descriptors Found:
1
Displaying:
1 .. 1
1 / 1
DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Retroperitoneal Space
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Espacio Retroperitoneal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Espaço Retroperitoneal
Synonyms
English
:
Retroperitoneal Spaces
Space, Retroperitoneal
Spaces, Retroperitoneal
Tree Number:
A01.923.047.025.750
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
usually NIM as locational; diagnostic
retropneumoperitoneum
or
pneumoretroperitoneum
: index
RETROPERITONEAL SPACE
/diag image +
PNEUMORADIOGRAPHY
(do not confuse with the pathological condition,
RETROPNEUMOPERITONEUM
)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
DG
diagnostic imaging
EM
embryology
GD
growth & development
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
VI
virology
Record Number:
12604
Unique Identifier:
D012187
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
DeCS
CID-10
LILACS