Retroperitoneum

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Retroperitoneum
Transverse section, showing the relations of the capsule of the kidney.
Human kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed
Latin spatium retroperitoneale
MeSH Retroperitoneal+Space
Dorlands/Elsevier s_16/12746619

The retroperitoneum (adj. retroperitoneal) is the anatomical space behind (retro) the abdominal cavity. It has no specific delineating anatomical structures. Organs are retroperitoneal if they only have peritoneum on their anterior side. Retroperitoneal cancer has one of the lowest survival rates of all cancers.[1]

Retroperitoneal bleeding, such as from a ruptured aortic aneurysm shows as Grey Turner's sign (flank bruising).

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Organs that were once suspended within the abdominal cavity by mesentery but migrated posterior to the peritoneum during the course of embryogenesis to become retroperitoneal are considered to be secondarily retroperitoneal organs.

Structures that lie behind the peritoneum are termed "retroperitoneal". These include:

  • Secondarily retroperitoneal:
    • the head and neck of the pancreas (but not the tail)[2]
    • the second, third and fourth portions of the duodenum (but not the first)[3]
    • ascending and descending portions of the colon (but not the transverse or sigmoid)

The mnemonic SAD PUCKER is commonly used to remember the retroperitoneal viscera.[4]

  • Suprarenal glands
  • Aorta and Inferior vena cava
  • Duodenum
  • Pancreas (except the tail)
  • Ureter
  • Colon (ascending and descending)
  • Kidneys
  • Esophagus
  • Rectum

This one is all the abdominal retroperitoneal viscera: Ursula Uses Kids to Deliver All Lemon Pies except Sue’s Tasty Crust

  • Ureters
  • Urinary bladder
  • Kidneys
  • Duodenum
  • Adrenal glands
  • Large intestine
  • Pancreas
  • EXCEPT (not retroperitoneal!)
    • Sigmoid
    • Transverse
    • Colon

  1. ^ http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2004/results_single/sect_01_table.04_2pgs.pdf
  2. ^ Kyung Won, PhD. Chung (2005). Gross Anatomy (Board Review). Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 256. ISBN 0-7817-5309-0. 
  3. ^ The Posterior Abdominal Wall. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
  4. ^ Mnemonic at medicalmnemonics.com 510 1676
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General anatomy of torso
Thorax/
Thoracic cavity		 Mediastinum (Superior, Anterior, Middle, Posterior) • Superior thoracic aperture • Inferior thoracic aperture • Triangle of auscultation • Intercostal space • Thoracic plane • Thoracic wall/Thoracic cage - fascia (Pectoral fascia, Clavipectoral fascia, Thoracolumbar fascia) • Chest • Midsternal line
Thoracic diaphragm openings (Caval opening, Esophageal hiatus, Aortic hiatus, Foramina of Morgagni) • Central tendon • Crus of diaphragm • arcuate ligaments (Lateral, Medial, Median)
Abdomen/
Abdominal cavity		 Retroperitoneum • Paracolic gutters • Hepatobiliary triangle

anterior abdominal wall (Arcuate line, Linea alba, Tendinous intersection, Linea semilunaris, McBurney's point, Traube's space, Inguinal triangle) • Inguinal canal (Deep inguinal ring, Superficial inguinal ring, Intercrural fibers, Crura of superficial inguinal ring) • Lumbar triangle • regions (Epigastrium, Hypochondrium, Umbilical region, Latus, Hypogastrium, Inguinal region) • planes (Transpyloric plane, Intertubercular plane, Midclavicular line)

fascia (Fascia of Camper, Fascia of Scarpa, Transversalis fascia, Renal fascia, Rectus sheath)
Pelvis/
Pelvic cavity		 Pelvic floor • Retropubic space
fascia (Pelvic fascia, Superior fascia of diaphragm of pelvis, Inferior fascia of diaphragm of pelvis, Fascia of the Obturator internus, Tendinous arch, Iliac fascia)
Perineum Anal triangle (Ischioanal fossa, Pudendal canal, Anococcygeal raphe)

Urogenital triangle (Superficial perineal pouch, Deep perineal pouch)

Perineal body

fascia (Dartos/fascia of perineum/superficial perineal fascia/Fascia of Colles, Perineal membrane/"Inferior fascia of UGD", "Superior fascia of UGD")
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