The right infracolic space is a compartment in the abdominal cavity that contains the small intestine. It's located below the transverse mesocolon and is bordered by:
The caecum
The ascending colon
The mesoappendix
The small bowel mesentery to the left
-The right infracolic space don't have access to the pelvic unlike the left infracolic space at the right side of sigmoid colon.
The infracolic compartment is divided into left and right infracolic spaces by the small bowel mesentery. The left infracolic space communicates with the pelvic compartment.
The infracolic compartment contains:
The coils of small bowel
The ascending, transverse, and descending colon
The paracolic gutters
The left and right paracolic gutters are infracolic :
-The right paracolic gutter is a peritoneal space between the ascending colon and the abdominal wall.-The left paracolic gutter is a narrow space in the abdominal wall that's located next to the descending colon. It's a part of the left inframesocolic space, and is separated from the left subphrenic spaces by the phrenicocolic ligament. The left paracolic gutter is smaller than the right paracolic gutter.
The boundaries of the left infracolic space are:
Superiorly: Transverse mesocolon
Laterally: Medial wall of the descending colon
Inferolaterally: Superior part of the sigmoid mesocolon
Medially: Medial part of the root of the small intestinal mesentery
The falciform ligament of the liver divides the subphrenic space into right and left subphrenic spaces. The right subhepatic space is also known as Morison's pouch, which is the area between the liver and the right kidney.
The coeliac trunk is an artery that supplies the supracolic organs. Branches of this artery supply the main abdominal organs and divert blood from the abdominal aorta.
