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The rectouterine pouch, being the lowest part of the peritoneal cavity in a woman at supine position, is a common site for the spread of pathology such as ascites, tumour, endometriosis, pus, etc. As it is the furthest point of the abdominopelvic cavity in women, it is a site where infection and fluids typically collect.
The cecum or caecum is a pouch within the peritoneum that is considered to be the beginning of the large intestine. [1] It is typically located on the right side of the body (the same side of the body as the appendix, to which it is joined). The word cecum (/ ˈ s iː k əm /, plural ceca / ˈ s iː k ə /) stems from the Latin caecus meaning ...
The vesicouterine pouch may become attached to the uterus, preventing sliding of the bladder past the uterus. [3] This may occur in a third of women who have had a caesarean section, and in some cases of endometriosis. [3] The vesicouterine pouch is an important anatomical landmark for chronic endometriosis.
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The increased depth of the Douglas' pouch brings it in close anatomical contact with the posterior vaginal wall. Therefore, intestinal loops may apply pressure to this wall, causing a condition known as enterocele , which presents as an outpouching on the posterior vaginal wall.
The rectovesical pouch is a space between the rectum and the bladder in men. [1] It lies above the seminal vesicles . [ 2 ] It is lined by peritoneum and at its base is the rectoprostatic fascia (Denonvillier's fascia).
In medicine, the ileal pouch–anal anastomosis (IPAA), also known as restorative proctocolectomy (RPC), ileal-anal reservoir (IAR), an ileo-anal pouch, ileal-anal pullthrough, or sometimes referred to as a J-pouch, S-pouch, W-pouch, or a pelvic pouch, is an anastomosis of a reservoir pouch made from ileum (small intestine) to the anus, bypassing the former site of the colon in cases where the ...
The hepatorenal recess [1] (subhepatic recess, pouch of Morison or Morison's pouch) is the subhepatic space that separates the liver from the right kidney. As a potential space, the recess is not normally filled with fluid. However, fluid can collect here in circumstances where the abdomen fills with fluid, such as hemoperitoneum.