Paracolic Gutter Free Fluid

The right paracolic gutter is larger than the left and communicates freely with the right subphrenic space.

Paracolic gutter free fluid.

The paracolic gutters paracolic sulci paracolic recesses are spaces between the colon and the abdominal wall. Ectopic pregnancy after bilateral tubal ligation. Free fluid may be physiological in female patients. Usually maximal around ovulation.

The right and left paracolic gutter are connected to subphrenic spaces proximally and to the pelvic area at the distal end. Infected peritoneal fluids get a passageway through these gutters to other compartments of the abdominal cavity. This drainage occurs in much the same way that the gutters on a house draw the rain off the roof. Pathologic fluid can pass between the supracolic and infracolic compartments via the paracolic gutters the peritoneal spaces lateral to the ascending and descending colon.

Last updated august 22 2019. In a supine position gravity causes fluid in the upper abdomen to flow from the left upper quadrant and right paracolic gutter into the right upper quadrant. In the pelvis a complex right adnexal mass measuring 5 7 x 6 cm with suspicion of hematoma was noted. The paracolic gutter is associated with a subphrenic abscess.

Jump to navigation jump to search. A clinical correlation of test results is important for ascertaining the correct cause. The paracolic gutters paracolic sulci paracolic recesses are spaces between the colonand the abdominal wall. Paracolic gutters function to drain fluid that leaks from the colon such as infectious matter pus or bile and to prevent infection or damage to the outer margin of the colon.

Wikimili the free encyclopedia. The paracolic spaces gutters are located lateral to the peritoneal reflections of the left and right sides of the colon fig 8a. Free fluid can be seen at ultrasound. Inflammation in the abdomen.

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