Four different pericecal recesses formed by folds of the peritoneum have been reported : the superior ileocecal recess , inferior ileocecal recess , retrocecal recess , and paracolic sulci ( fig 12 ) ( 3 , 39 , 40 , 42 )
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Figure 12 . drawing ( coronal view ) shows the locations of pericecal recesses . 1 = superior ileocecal recess , 2 = inferior ileocecal recess , 3 = retrocecal recess , 4 = paracolic sulci . ( adapted and reprinted , with permission , from reference 41