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Perirenal fat

Adipose capsule of kidney
Illu kidney.jpg
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Identifiers
Latin capsula adiposa renis
Dorlands
/Elsevier
12211155
TA A08.1.01.012
FMA 15876
Anatomical terminology
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The adipose capsule of kidney (or perinephric fat or perirenal fat) is a structure between the renal fascia and renal capsule, and may be regarded as a part of the latter. A different structure, the pararenal fat, is the adipose tissue superficial to the renal fascia.



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