renal fascia
A fascial pouch derived from extraperitoneal connective tissue that contains the kidneys, the suprarenal glands, the renal vessels and perirenal fat. [ http://anatomy.uams.edu/anatomyhtml/kidney.html ]
Synonyms: fascia of Zuckerkandl, gerota's fascia, gerota's capsule
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fascia renalis, Gerota capsule
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UBERON:0016851
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Renal fascia