Right And Left Paracolic Gutters

The left lateral paracolic gutter.

Right and left paracolic gutters.

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. It is larger than the left paracolic gutter which is partially separated from the left subphrenic spaces by the phrenicocolic ligament. 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 paracolic gutter is a component of the right inframesocolic space continuous superiorly with the right subhepatic and right subphrenic spaces.

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 right and left paracolic gutters are peritoneal recesses on the posterior abdominal wall lying alongside the ascending and descending colon. 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. Both paracolic spaces are in continuity with the pelvic peritoneal spaces. Paracolic gutters refer to open areas between the wall of the abdomen and the colon. The main paracolic gutter lies lateral to the colon on each side.

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. The right paracolic gutter is much larger than the left one and thus allows more fluid to pass through. The right paracolic gutter is continuous with the perisplenic space or area around the spleen.