Zuckerkandl's fascia
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Zuckerkandl's fascia or fascia retrorenalis is a fibrous sheath covering the posterior side of the kidney. It constitutes the posterior layer of the renal fascia and was discovered by Emil Zuckerkandl in 1883.[1].
[edit] References
^ Chesbrough RM, Burkhard TK, Martinez AJ, Burks DD (1989). "Gerota versus Zuckerkandl: the renal fascia revisited". Radiology 173 (3): 845–6. PMID 2682777, http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=2682777.
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