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extraperitoneal

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extraperitoneal
[-per′itənē′əl]
Etymology: L, extra + Gk, peri, near, around, teinein, to stretch
occurring or located outside the peritoneal cavity.


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2,3,7-9) Splenosis tissue on the other hand, can be found in any intraperitoneal or extraperitoneal location.
Splenosis: a review by Rice, Todd W. / Southern Medical Journal
The urachus and umbilical arteries are in the space of Retzius, which is an extraperitoneal fascial plane.
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Similar findings involved the contralateral iliopsoas muscle, extending into the extraperitoneal soft tissues of the left pelvis, paraspinous musculature, and presacral space.
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