Left Paracolic Gutter

Paracolic gutters refer to open areas between the wall of the abdomen and the colon.

Left paracolic gutter.

The left paracolic gutter is a component of the left inframesocolic space partially separated from the left subphrenic spaces by the phrenicocolic ligament. The left lateral paracolic gutter the right lateral paracolic gutter. Fluid in the left inframesocolic space 3 seeks the pelvis directly or is deposited on the superior aspect of the sigmoid mesocolon and then flows into the pelvis 4. The main paracolic gutter lies lateral to the colon on each side.

Both paracolic spaces are in continuity with the pelvic peritoneal spaces. It is smaller than the right paracolic gutter. 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. Fluid in the pelvis may ascend the left paracolic gutter 5 but is stopped by the phrenicocolic ligament pcl.

Either of two grooves formed by the peritoneum and lying respectively lateral to the ascending and descending colons. It can allow passage of infected peritoneal fluid from one space to the other intra abdominal spaces. Both paracolic spaces are in continuity with the pelvic peritoneal spaces. It is larger than the left paracolic gutter which is partially separated from the left subphrenic spaces by the phrenicocolic ligament.

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 right and left paracolic gutters are the spaces situated between the posterior abdominal wall back and the colon. The left medial paracolic gutter. The right and left paracolic gutters are peritoneal recesses on the posterior abdominal wall lying alongside the ascending and descending colon.

Medical definition of paracolic gutter. The main paracolic gutter lies lateral to the colon on each side. The left lateral paracolic gutter. There are two paracolic gutters in a human body.

The left medial paracolic gutter. The right and left paracolic gutters are peritoneal recesses on the posterior abdominal wall lying alongside the ascending and descending colon. 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 right paracolic gutter is a component of the right inframesocolic space continuous superiorly with the right subhepatic and right subphrenic spaces.