Vesicouterine pouch
| Vesicouterine pouch | |
|---|---|
 Sagittal section of the lower part of a female trunk, right segment. (Excavatio vesicouterina labeled at bottom right.) | |
 The epiploic foramen, greater sac or general cavity (red) and lesser sac, or omental bursa (blue). Uterovesical excavation labeled at bottom left, third from the bottom. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | excavatio vesicouterina |
| TA98 | A10.1.02.504F |
| TA2 | 3724 |
| FMA | 14729 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
In
Structure
The vesicouterine pouch is a fold of
Variation
When the uterus is very anteverted, the vesicouterine pouch is deeper than usual.[2]
Clinical significance
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. Endometrial seeding in this region causes cyclical pain in women of child-bearing age. This pouch is also an important factor in a
History
Etymology
The vesicouterine (or vesico-uterine) pouch is also called the vesicouterine (or vesico-uterine) excavation, uterovesical (or utero-vesical) pouch, or excavatio vesicouterina. The
, -uterine).Additional images
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Median sagittal section of female pelvis
See also
- Rectouterine pouch (pouch of Douglas)
- Rectovesical pouch
- Retropubic space
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1152 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7020-3131-1, retrieved 2021-02-04
- ^ PMID 18336988.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-323-47912-7, retrieved 2021-02-04
External links
- figures/chapter_35/35-8.HTM: Basic Human Anatomy at Dartmouth Medical School
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