page_title: Renal fascia
hierarchical_section_title: Renal fascia
caption_attribution_description: English: editTransverse plane through the kidneys, showing the retroperitoneal spaces and fasciae. The posterior pararenal space (PPS) and anterior pararenal space (APS) have been exaggerated to provide representation of their relation to other retroperitoneal structures. Perinephric bridging septa are seen between the left kidney and the adjacent renal fascia.
context_page_description: The renal fascia is a layer of connective tissue encapsulating the kidneys and the adrenal glands. It can be divided into:
  The anterior renal fascia, also called Gerota's fascia
  The posterior renal fascia, also called Zuckerkandl's fascia or fascia retrorenalis
  The renal fascia separates the adipose capsule of kidney from the overlying pararenal fat. The deeper layers below the renal fascia are, in order, the adipose capsule, the renal capsule and finally the parenchyma of the renal cortex. The spaces about the kidney are typically divided into three compartments: the perinephric space and the anterior and posterior pararenal spaces.
context_section_description: The renal fascia is a layer of connective tissue encapsulating the kidneys and the adrenal glands. It can be divided into:
  The anterior renal fascia, also called Gerota's fascia (after Dimitrie Gerota)
  The posterior renal fascia, also called Zuckerkandl's fascia or fascia retrorenalis
  The renal fascia separates the adipose capsule of kidney from the overlying pararenal fat. The deeper layers below the renal fascia are, in order, the adipose capsule (or perirenal fat), the renal capsule and finally the parenchyma of the renal cortex. The spaces about the kidney are typically divided into three compartments: the perinephric space and the anterior and posterior pararenal spaces.
caption: Transverse plane through the kidneys, showing anterior and posterior renal fascia
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