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renal fascia

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A fascial pouch derived from extraperitoneal connective tissue that contains the kidneys, the suprarenal glands, the renal vessels and perirenal fat [ http://anatomy.uams.edu/anatomyhtml/kidney.html ]

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renal fascia

Synonyms
  • fascia of Zuckerkandl
  • gerota's capsule
  • gerota's fascia
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has related synonym

fascia renalis, Gerota capsule

id

UBERON:0016851

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