The left medial paracolic gutter.
Left paracolic gutter retroperitoneal.
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.
On the left side the retrorenal plane and the perirenal space extend to the left diaphragm.
In our case a retroperitoneal hernia was located in the left paracolic gutter lateral to the sigmoid colon.
The main paracolic gutter lies lateral to the colon on each side.
The right and left paracolic gutters are peritoneal recesses on the posterior abdominal wall lying alongside the ascending and descending colon.
The left lateral paracolic gutter.
The main paracolic gutter lies lateral to the colon on each side.
As was mentioned earlier fluid collections in the paracolic and left inframesocolic spaces may communicate with the pelvic spaces fig 10.
The right and left paracolic gutters both lies on the lateral side of posterior abdominal wall alongside the ascending and descending colon are the peritoneal recesses.
The right lateral paracolic gutter.
These types have not been included in the current classification.
Thorough medline search revealed only few case reports of ih with the gate located in the paracolic gutter adjacent to the colon 5 6.
A less obvious medial paracolic gutter may be formed especially on the right side if the colon.
Interfascial spread is another method of communication between the abdomen and pelvis and also allows communication across the midline through the retromesenteric plane.
The right and left paracolic gutters are peritoneal recesses on the posterior abdominal wall lying alongside the ascending and descending colon.