TY - JOUR
T1 - The great escape
T2 - Interfascial decompression planes of the retroperitoneum
AU - Gore, Richard M.
AU - Balfe, Dennis M.
AU - Aizenstein, Robert I.
AU - Silverman, Paul M.
PY - 2000/8
Y1 - 2000/8
N2 - In this perspective, we have presented embryologic, anatomic, clinical, and imaging evidence that fluid collections originating in a retroperitoneal space may exit the space by entering easily dissectable planes that result from the embryologic fusion of dorsal mesenteries. These planes extend from the diaphragm to the pelvic floor and appear to be an important means by which rapid accumulating fluid collections and infiltrating diseases extend into the retroperitoneum.
AB - In this perspective, we have presented embryologic, anatomic, clinical, and imaging evidence that fluid collections originating in a retroperitoneal space may exit the space by entering easily dissectable planes that result from the embryologic fusion of dorsal mesenteries. These planes extend from the diaphragm to the pelvic floor and appear to be an important means by which rapid accumulating fluid collections and infiltrating diseases extend into the retroperitoneum.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0033861914&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2214/ajr.175.2.1750363
DO - 10.2214/ajr.175.2.1750363
M3 - Article
C2 - 10915676
AN - SCOPUS:0033861914
SN - 0361-803X
VL - 175
SP - 363
EP - 370
JO - American Journal of Roentgenology
JF - American Journal of Roentgenology
IS - 2
ER -