retroperitoneal space

Maura reached into the abdomen to dissect the retroperitoneal space.

He was on the patient's right with his hands somewhere down in the deceased's retroperitoneal space, apparently trying to trace the track of a bullet.

They also can live in mesentery, perirenal spaces, retroperitoneal spaces, or the pericardium, and mature into adults.

It is usually a surgical complication seen after extensive pelvic surgery (such as cancer surgery) and is most commonly found in the retroperitoneal space.

The retroperitoneal space (retroperitoneum) is the anatomical space in the abdominal cavity behind (retro) the peritoneum.

Retroperitoneal hemorrhage (or retroperitoneal hematoma) refers to an accumulation of blood found in the retroperitoneal space.

Virtually every major structure in the abdomen and posterior retroperitoneal space has been injured removing discs from posterior laminetomy/discectomy surgical procedures.

In all these cases extrathyroidal fibrosis, in the retroperitoneal space and around the biliary tree, seemed more sensitive to steroid treatment than thyroiditis, which showed an unpredictable response.

Abdominal trauma can be life threatening because abdominal organs, especially those in the retroperitoneal space, can bleed profusely, and the space can hold a great deal of blood.

After ingestion, the copepods die and release the stage 3 larvae, which then penetrate the host's stomach or intestinal wall, and enter into the abdominal cavity and retroperitoneal space.

The kidney position is much like the lateral position except the patient's abdomen is placed over a lift in the operating table that bends the body to allow access to the retroperitoneal space.

It occurs when tissue fluid within the peritoneal and retroperitoneal space (either edema, retroperitoneal blood or free fluid in the abdomen) accumulates in such large volumes that the abdominal wall compliance threshold is crossed and the abdomen can no longer stretch.