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  2. Rectouterine pouch - Wikipedia

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    In women, the rectouterine pouch is the deepest point of the peritoneal cavity. It is posterior to the uterus, and anterior to the rectum. [2] Its anterior boundary is formed by the posterior fornix of the vagina. [1] The pouch on the other side of the uterus near to the anterior fornix is the vesicouterine pouch.

  3. Cul-de-sac hernia - Wikipedia

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    A cul-de-sac hernia (also termed a peritoneocele) is a herniation of peritoneal folds into the rectovaginal septum (in females), [2] or the rectovesical septum (in males). The herniated structure is the recto-uterine pouch (pouch of Douglas) in females, [ 2 ] or the rectovesical pouch in males.

  4. Culdoscopy - Wikipedia

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    Culdoscopy is an endoscopic procedure performed to examine the rectouterine pouch and pelvic viscera by the introduction of a culdoscope through the posterior vaginal wall. [1] The word culdoscopy (and culdoscope) is derived from the term cul-de-sac, which means literally in French "bottom of a sac", and refers to the rectouterine pouch (or called the pouch of Douglas).

  5. Enterocele - Wikipedia

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    Posterior enterocele (develops in the rectovaginal space, also termed the pouch of Douglas or the cul-de-sac). [2] Anterior enterocele (develops in the vesicovaginal space). [2] Retains the full thickness of the anterior vaginal wall. [2] Lacks vaginal wall (or very thin and ulcerated vaginal wall). [2] Anterior enterocele is rare. [2]

  6. Culdoscope - Wikipedia

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    The word culdoscope (and culdoscopy) is derived from the phrase cul-de-sac, which in French literally means "bottom of a sac", here referring to a blind pouch or cavity in the female body that is closed at one end, that is the rectouterine pouch. As early as the 13th century, a cul-de-sac was a dead-end street (or a dead-end way), a blind alley ...

  7. Peritoneal cavity - Wikipedia

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    The peritoneal cavity is widely used in intraperitoneal injections to administer chemotherapy drugs, [5] [6] and is also utilized in peritoneal dialysis. [7] An increase in capillary pressure in the abdominal organs can cause fluid to leave the interstitial space and enter the peritoneal cavity, resulting in a condition called ascites.

  8. Uterosacral ligament - Wikipedia

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    The uterosacral ligaments pull the cervix posterior-ward, counteracting the anterior-ward pull exerted by the round ligament of uterus upon the fundus of the uterus, thus maintaining anteversion of the body of the uterus.

  9. Obstructed defecation - Wikipedia

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    A cul-de-sac hernia (peritoneocele) is a herniation (protrusion) of peritoneal folds into the rectovaginal septum (the tissue between the rectum and the vagina) which does not contain any other abdominal organs. [19] [50] A sigmoidocele is a protrusion of the peritoneum between the rectum and vagina that contains a loop of the sigmoid colon. [19]

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