The supracolic compartment is the part of the greater peritoneal sac above the transverse mesocolon. It contains the stomach, liver, gallbladder and spleen, and includes the subphrenic and subhepatic spaces where fluid often collects.
| Location | Upper abdomen, above the transverse mesocolon. |
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Houses the upper abdominal organs and directs the spread of fluid within the upper peritoneal cavity.
Fluid from a perforated ulcer, pancreatitis or a biliary leak tends to collect in the recesses of the supracolic compartment, such as the hepatorenal pouch. The transverse mesocolon partly separates it from the infracolic compartment, but the paracolic gutters connect the two, so infection can track between them.
A collection of pus beneath the diaphragm within the supracolic compartment, usually after abdominal surgery or perforation, causing fever and shoulder tip pain.
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