Posterior left perihepatic space
The posterior left perihepatic space (also known as the subhepatic space or gastrohepatic recess) is a potential space that lies between the inferior aspect of the left lobe of the liver and the lesser omentum posteriorly.
Gross anatomy
The posterior left perihepatic space is separated from the anterior left perihepatic space by the left lobe of the liver, both are subcompartments of the left supramesocolic space.
Boundaries
- lateral: lesser curve of the stomach
- medial: fissure for ligamentum venosum, gastrohepatic ligament
- posterior: lesser omentum (which separates it from the superior recess of the lesser sac), gastrophrenic ligament
- superior: inferior aspect of the left lobe of the liver
Communications
The left posterior perihepatic space is continuous anteroinferiorly with the left anterior perihepatic space.
Related pathology
Collections from perforated peptic ulcers and gallbladder inflammation can collect in the left posterior perihepatic space .
