Recto-Vaginal Pouch

Preferred Label : Recto-Vaginal Pouch;

NCIt synonyms : Pouch of Douglass;

NCIt related terms : RECTO-UTERINE POUCH;

NCIt definition : The peritoneal reflection of the superior part of the posterior wall of the vagina, anterior to the rectum, which is the deepest point of the peritoneal cavity in females.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: An extension of the peritoneum between the uterus and the rectum in females, which is formally bounded thusly: anteriorly by the uterus and posterior fornix of the vagina; posteriorly by the rectum; inferiorly by the peritoneal rectovaginal fold.;

Details

Origin ID

C33447;

UMLS CUI

C0013075;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Peritoneum [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Douglas' pouch [UBERON concept]
- Rectouterine pouch [FMA entity]
- Structure of rectouterine pouch (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- douglas' pouch [MeSH Descriptor]
- rectouterine pouch [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Space or Junction [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Rectouterine pouch [FMA entity]
- Structure of rectouterine pouch (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- cul-de-sac [Radlex concept]
- douglas' pouch [MeSH Descriptor]
- douglas' pouch [MeSH concept]
- rectouterine pouch [SNOMED Notion]
concept_is_in_subset
- CDISC SDTM Anatomical Location Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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