Abstract:

Objective　To study the anatomic position of the lateral conal fascia on different levels formed by the anterior and posterior renal fasciae outside of the kidney.　Methods　A retrospective analysis of the CT images of 66 patients with acute pancreatitis has been done. The anatomic position of the integration of anterior and posterior renal fasciae outside of the kidney on different levels has been observed and recorded with the edge to the adjacent vertebral bodies as a reference.　Results　(1) Among 66 cases, 55 sides showed the integration of the lateral conal fascia outside the left kidney while 64 sides showed the integration on the right. (2) 83 sides showed constant anatomic position of the integration from the level of the renal helium to the infraconal space; moving from front to rear (33 sides); moving from rear to front (3 sides). (3) The anatomic location of the integration was showed cconsistent on both sides in 36 cases while inconsistent in 30 cases.　Conclusion　The integration of the anterior and posterior renal fasciae was mostly located between the prior and post edges of adjacent vertebrae; It’s not always constant on different levels, and it can be asymmetric on both sides.

Key words:  Renal fasciae, Lateral conal fascia, Anatomy, X-ray, computed tomography