Peritoneal spaces
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Peritoneal spacesare separate compartments within the peritoneal cavity. These spaces are separated or compartmentalized by various peritoneal ligaments and their attachments.
The peritoneal spaces are significant in the peritoneal diseases, ascites, intraperitoneal collections or peritoneal metastasis.
Peritoneal cavity can be divided into following spaces:
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supramesocolic
spacespace:-
right supramesocolic space
:- right subphrenic space
- anterior right subhepatic space
- posterior right subhepatic space (Morrison pouch)
- lesser sac
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left supramesocolic space
:- anterior left perihepatic space
- posterior left perihepatic space
- anterior left subphrenic space
- posterior left subphrenic (perisplenic) space
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right supramesocolic space
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inframesocolic
spacespace:- right inframesocolic space
- left inframesocolic space
- right and left para-colic gutters
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pelvic spaces
:- para-vesical spaces
- rectovesical pouch
- rectouterine pouch (pouch of Douglas): in females
-<p><strong>Peritoneal spaces </strong>are separate compartments within the peritoneal cavity. These spaces are separated or compartmentalized by various <a href="/articles/peritoneal-ligaments">peritoneal ligaments</a> and their attachments. </p><p>The peritoneal spaces are significant in the peritoneal diseases, <a href="/articles/ascites">ascites</a>, intraperitoneal collections or peritoneal metastasis.</p><p>Peritoneal cavity can be divided into following spaces:</p><ul>- +<p><strong>Peritoneal spaces </strong>are separate compartments within the peritoneal cavity. These spaces are separated or compartmentalized by various <a href="/articles/peritoneal-ligaments">peritoneal ligaments</a> and their attachments. </p><p>The peritoneal spaces are significant in the peritoneal diseases, <a href="/articles/ascites">ascites</a>, intraperitoneal collections or peritoneal metastasis.</p><p>Peritoneal cavity can be divided into following spaces:</p><ul>
-<a href="/articles/supramesocolic-space">supramesocolic space</a>: <ul>-<li>right supramesocolic space:<ul>-<li>right subphrenic space</li>- +<a href="/articles/supramesocolic-space">supramesocolic space</a>: <ul>
- +<li>
- +<a title="right supramesocolic space" href="/articles/right-supramesocolic-space">right supramesocolic space</a><ul>
- +<li><a href="/articles/right-subphrenic-space-1">right subphrenic space</a></li>
-<li>lesser sac</li>- +<li><a href="/articles/lesser-sac">lesser sac</a></li>
-<li>left supramesocolic space:<ul>- +<li>
- +<a title="left supramesocolic space" href="/articles/left-supramesocolic-space">left supramesocolic space</a><ul>
-<a href="/articles/inframesocolic-space">inframesocolic space</a>:<ul>- +<a href="/articles/inframesocolic-space">inframesocolic space</a><ul>
-<a href="/articles/pelvic-peritoneal-space">pelvic spaces</a>:<ul>- +<a href="/articles/pelvic-peritoneal-space">pelvic spaces</a><ul>
-<li>rectovesical pouch</li>- +<li><a href="/articles/rectovesical-pouch">rectovesical pouch</a></li>
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