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All the described structures lie in the retroperitoneal space. | All the described structures lie in the retroperitoneal space. | ||
Clinical significance of the Gerota's fascia is: | '''Clinical significance''' of the Gerota's fascia is: | ||
* fixation of the kidney in retroperitoneal space, | * fixation of the kidney in retroperitoneal space, | ||
* significance in TNM classification of [[Renal Cell Carcinoma|renal cell carcinoma]]. | * significance in TNM classification of [[Renal Cell Carcinoma|renal cell carcinoma]]. | ||
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| English: renal fascia Latin: fascia renalis |
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Gerota's fascia sorrounds kidney with it's fat case. It has two (connected) parts:
- fascia prerenalis – localized before the kidney,
- fascia retrorenalis – localized behind the kidney.[1]
All the described structures lie in the retroperitoneal space.
Clinical significance of the Gerota's fascia is:
- fixation of the kidney in retroperitoneal space,
- significance in TNM classification of renal cell carcinoma.
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- ↑ ČIHÁK, Radomír, et al. Anatomie 2 : Druhé, opravené a doplněné vydání. 2. edition. Prague : Grada, 2002. pp. 265. ISBN 80-247-0143-X.
