Retroperitoneal Organs Digestive - pancreas (head , neck , body) duodenum (except 1 st part) ascending and descending colon
SAD PUCKER S uprarenal (adrenal gland) A orta/IVC D uodenum P ancreas U reters C olon K idneys E sophagus R ectum
Retroperitoneal Organs
Spaces around the Kidney d ivided into three spaces by the anterior renal fascia ( Gerotas’s ) and posterior renal facia ( Zuckerkandl )
Retroperitoneal Space
Anterior Pararenal Space Anteriorly: post parietal peritoneum Posteriorly: anterior renal fascia Contents: ascending and descending colon
Posterior Pararenal Space Anteriorly: posterior renal fascia Posteriorly: transversalis fascia Contents: fat (no visceral organs)
Perirenal Space h as the shape of inverted cone Superior : open to bare area of liver Medial : anterior and posterior renal fasica fuse Lateral : lateroconal fascia Inferior : ARF and PRF converge blend about 8cm below kidney
Contents of Perirenal Space Kidney,proximal collecting system,adrenal gland Renal vasculature Lymphatics Bridging septa