The longitudinal peritoneal recesses between the lateral aspect of the ascending or descending colon and the posterolateral abdominal wall.
Definition of paracolic gutters.
It is also known as sulci paracolic and paracolic recesses.
There are two paracolic gutters in the body the right and left lateral paracolic gutter.
The longitudinal peritoneal recesses between the lateral aspect of the ascending or descending colon and the posterolateral abdominal wall.
The paracolic gutters paracolic sulci paracolic recesses are spaces between the colon and the abdominal wall.
Paracolic gutters are open areas between the wall of the abdomen and the colon.
These gutters are used to drain infectious material away from the essential internal organs.
Etiologically it means a channel adjacent to the abdominal wall.
Adjacent to the colon.
The left lateral paracolic gutter.
Medical definition of paracolic.
Either of two grooves formed by the peritoneum and lying respectively lateral to the ascending and descending colons.
It is the depression between the postero lateral wall of the abdomen and the lateral margins of the ascending and descending colon.
Definitions and translations of paracolic gutter.
Between the outer wall of the colon and back side of the abdominal wall there is an open space known as the paracolic gutter.
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The right lateral paracolic gutter.
The paracolic gutters paracolic sulci paracolic recesses are spaces between the colon and the abdominal wall.
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.