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.

Fluid collection can be seen in any inflammation or infection paracolic gutters function to drain fluid which leaks from the colon like infectious matter pus or bile and prevents infection or damage to the outer margin of the colon. The ultra sound revealed free fluid in sub hepatic space and right paracolic gutters. 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. Infected peritoneal fluids get a passageway through these gutters to other compartments of the abdominal cavity.

Last updated august 22 2019. The paracolic gutters paracolic sulci paracolic recesses are spaces between the colon and the abdominal wall. Usually maximal around ovulation. A clinical correlation of test results is important for ascertaining the correct cause.

In the pelvis a complex right adnexal mass measuring 5 7 x 6 cm with suspicion of hematoma was noted. 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. The paracolic gutters paracolic sulci paracolic recesses are spaces between the colonand the abdominal wall. This drainage occurs in much the same way that the gutters on a house draw the rain off the roof.

Free fluid can be seen at ultrasound. From wikipedia the free encyclopedia. Free fluid may be physiological in female patients. The paracolic gutter is associated with a subphrenic abscess.

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The right and left paracolic gutter are connected to subphrenic spaces proximally and to the pelvic area at the distal end.