Computed Tomography of the Retroperitoneum An Anatomical and Pathological Atlas with Emphasis on the Fascial Planes
With the advent of CT we entered a new area of radiological imaging. Structures which rarely if ever were seen became apparent. In no part of the body was the impact of CT as profound as it was in the retroperitoneum. In the pre-CT area this region of the body could not be directly studied and only...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1983, 1983
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1983 |
| Series: | Series in Radiology
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Case Material and Methods
- 1.1. Case materials
- 1.2. CT techniques
- 1.3. Patient preparation and contrast enhancement
- 2. Review of the literature. Anatomic considerations. Identification by CT
- 2.1. Introduction
- 2.2. History
- 2.3. Compartments of the retroperitoneum
- 2.4. Arrangements of the renal fascia
- 3. Gerota’s Fascia And Intraabdominal Fluid
- 3.1. Hemorrhage in retroperitoneum
- 3.2. Urinary extravasation in retroperitoneum
- 3.3. Acute and chronic inflammation of organs and structures in the retroperitoneal subspaces
- 3.4. Intraperitoneal fluid
- 4. Gerota’s Fascia And Infiltrating Malignancies
- 4.1. Primary retroperitoneal tumors
- 4.2. Renal cell carcinoma
- 4.3. Renal pelvis carcinoma
- 4.4. Wilms’ tumor (nephroblastoma)
- 4.5. Adrenal tumors
- 4.6. Pancreatic tumor
- 4.7. Duodenum and ascending or descending colon tumor
- 5. Gerota’s Fascia Associated With LYMPH Node Disease of the Retrope- Ritoneum
- 5.1. General considerations
- 5.2. CT findings and illustrative cases
- Discussion of the Results
- Summary
- List of References