Armoracia Rusticana

The retrovisceral space is divided into the retropharyngeal space and the danger space by the alar fascia. It is of particular clinical importance because it is a main route by which oropharyngeal infections can spread into the mediastinum.

Some sources say the retrovisceral space is the same as the retropharyngeal space.^[1]

Other sources say that the retrovisceral space is "continuous superiorly" with the retropharyngeal space.^[2]

References

External links

• Thoracoscopic drainage with wound edge protector for descending necrotizing mediastinitis
• http://iris3.med.tufts.edu/headneck/spaces.htm