properitoneal
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pro- + peritoneal.
Adjective
[edit]properitoneal (not comparable)
- In front of the peritoneum
- 2015 August 1, Gabriel Chan, Pierre Garneau, Roy Hajjar, “The impact and treatment of obesity in kidney transplant candidates and recipients”, in Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease[1], volume 2, :
- The kidney transplant operation is without a doubt technically more difficult in the obese recipient, in particular limiting the operative exposure of the external iliac vessels and the bladder in the properitoneal and retroperitoneal spaces.