Treitz fascia

Treitz fas·ci·a

(trīts), fascia behind the head of the pancreas.

Treitz,

Wenzel, Bohemian pathologist, 1819-1872. Treitz arch - a sickle-shaped fold of peritoneum that forms the anterior boundary of the paraduodenal recess. Synonym(s): paraduodenal foldTreitz fascia - fascia behind the head of the pancreas.Treitz fossa - an inconstant depression in the peritoneum extending posterior to the cecum. Synonym(s): subcecal fossaTreitz hernia - hernia in the subperitoneal tissues. Synonym(s): duodenojejunal herniaTreitz ligament - Synonym(s): suspensory muscle of duodenumTreitz muscle - Synonym(s): suspensory muscle of duodenum