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The superior recess is separated from the mediastinum by diaphragm and is related to the inferior and left sides of the caudate lobe of the liver. During imaging, the inferior vena cava is seen from the esophagus on the far side of the screen beyond the superior recess. The boundaries of the superior recess include the caudate lobe of the liver and diaphragm superiorly, the lesser omentum anteriorly, and the gastropancreatic folds inferiorly and to the left
