Zuckerkandl's fascia

Zuckerkandl's fascia

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. [cite journal |author=Chesbrough RM, Burkhard TK, Martinez AJ, Burks DD |title=Gerota versus Zuckerkandl: the renal fascia revisited |journal=Radiology |volume=173 |issue=3 |pages=845–6 |year=1989 |pmid=2682777 |doi= |url=http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=2682777] .

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