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* Named after the Romanian anatomist Dimitrie D. Gerota (1867-1939) | * Named after the Romanian anatomist Dimitrie D. Gerota (1867-1939) | ||
* '''Encloses perinrenal space''' | * '''Encloses perinrenal space''' | ||
* '''Closed superiorly and laterally, and open inferiorly''' | * '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Closed superiorly and laterally, and open inferiorly</span>''' | ||
** Superiorly, the Gerota fascia is continuous with the diaphragmatic fascia on the inferior surface of the diaphragm | ** Superiorly, the Gerota fascia is continuous with the diaphragmatic fascia on the inferior surface of the diaphragm | ||
** '''The anterior and posterior laminae merge laterally to form the lateroconal fascia, which functions to separate the anterior and posterior pararenal spaces.''' It can be visualized radiographically on computed tomographic (CT) scan and continues anterolaterally deep to the transversalis fascia. | ** '''The anterior and posterior laminae merge laterally to form the lateroconal fascia, which functions to separate the anterior and posterior pararenal spaces.''' It can be visualized radiographically on computed tomographic (CT) scan and continues anterolaterally deep to the transversalis fascia. | ||