Retroperitoneo

• Área situada posterior a la cavidad abdominal

• Se desarrolla en la 3era semana de vida embrionaria.
• Capas parietal y visceral se producen pro diferenciación celular.
Bibliografía
• Mirilas, P., & Skandalakis, J. E. (2009). Surgical anatomy of the retroperitoneal spaces–part I:
Embryogenesis and anatomy. The American Surgeon, 75(11), 1091–1097.
https://doi.org/10.1177/000313480907501113
• Mirilas, P., & Skandalakis, J. E. (2010). Surgical anatomy of the Retroperitoneal Spaces Part II: The
architecture of the retroperitoneal space. The American Surgeon, 76(1), 33–42.
https://doi.org/10.1177/000313481007600108
• Tirkes, T., Sandrasegaran, K., Patel, A. A., Hollar, M. A., Tejada, J. G., Tann, M., Akisik, F. M., &
Lappas, J. C. (2012). Peritoneal and retroperitoneal anatomy and its relevance for cross-sectional
imaging. RadioGraphics, 32(2), 437–451. https://doi.org/10.1148/rg.322115032