Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Situated outside of the peritoneal cavity.
Wiktionary
- adj. Outside the cavity of the peritoneum.
Etymologies
- extra- + peritoneal (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Between the inner surface of the general layer of the fascia which lines the interior of the abdominal and pelvic cavities, and the peritoneum, there is a considerable amount of connective tissue, termed the extraperitoneal or subperitoneal connective tissue.”
“In fracture of the pelvis the bladder is often injured, and extraperitoneal infiltration of urine occurs, with frequently a fatal issue.”
“The femoral ring is closed by a somewhat condensed portion of the extraperitoneal fatty tissue, named the septum femorale (crural septum), the abdominal surface of which supports a small lymph gland and is covered by the parietal layer of the peritoneum.”
“The transversalis fascia is a thin aponeurotic membrane which lies between the inner surface of the Transversus and the extraperitoneal fat.”
“There is a considerable amount of extraperitoneal connective tissue in the pelvis.”
“Ashhurst remarks that he has seen an extraperitoneal rupture of the anterior wall of the bladder caused by improper use of instruments, in the case of retention of urine due to the presence of a tight urethral stricture.”
“All of these cases were probably extraperitoneal lacerations or ruptures.”
“A partial gastrectomy was performed taking a wedge of the stomach with clearance from the tumour, with no signs of extraperitoneal disease.”
“In all other cases of extraperitoneal rectal perforations, some authors preferred primary closure of the rectal wound with a diverting colostomy.”
“In a Monteggia fracture dislocation usually treated by early mobilization a. the dislocation of the distal radio-ulnar joint brings the c. extraperitoneal urinary extravasation may be due to ulnar styloid process anterior to the capitulum damage either to the membranous urethra or to the b. the radial fracture is usually at the junction of the base of the bladder middle and distal thirds d. extraperitoneal urinary extravasation may be due to c. internal fixation is usually required in the adult damage of the base of the bladder d. the causative injury is often a blow on the extensor e. which are unstable, one half of the pelvis is displaced surface of the forearm with the elbow flexed proximally by the flank muscles e. the commonest neurological injury is to the posterior f.”
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