Gerota Capsule
The Gerota Capsule is a fibrous envelope of tissue that surrounds the kidney, named after the Romanian anatomist Dumitru Gerota (1867–1939). It's also called the renal fascia and Gerota's fascia.
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The Gerota Capsule is a fibrous envelope of tissue that surrounds the kidney, named after the Romanian anatomist Dumitru Gerota (1867–1939). It's also called the renal fascia and Gerota's fascia.