- Hepatorenal recess
Clinical importance
Since it is a
potential space , the hepatorenal recess is not normally filled with fluid. However, this space becomes significant in conditions in which fluid collects within the abdomen (most commonlyascites andhemoperitoneum ). The intraperitoneal fluid, be it blood, ascites, ordialysate , collects in this space and may be visualized, most commonly viaultrasound orcomputed tomography (CT) scanning. As little as 30 or 40 ml of fluid in the abdominal cavity may be visualized in this space.Early visualization of fluid in the hepatorenal recess on FAST scan may be an indication for urgent
laparotomy .cite journal |author=Weill F, Le Mouel A, Bihr E, Rohmer P, Zeltner F, Sauget Y |title= [Ultrasonic diagnosis of intraperitoneal fluid in Morison's pouch (and in the splenoperitoneal recess): the moon crescent sign (author's transl)] |language=French |journal=J Radiol |volume=61 |issue=4 |pages=251–6 |year=1980 |month=April |pmid=7392002 |doi= |url=]Name
The hepatorenal recess is also called the pouch of Morison (or Morison's pouch) after the British surgeon
James Rutherford Morison .whonamedit|synd|3588|Morison's pouch]References
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