Preferred Label : Douglas' pouch;
Uberon definition : The rectouterine pouch (or rectouterine excavation, rectovaginal, Ehrhardt-Cole Recess
or Pouch of Douglas) is the extension of the peritoneal cavity between the rectum
and back wall of the uterus in the female human body. The rectouterine pouch is used
in the treatment of end-stage renal failure in patients who are treated by peritoneal
dialysis. The tip of the dialysis catheter is placed into the deepest point of the
pouch. In women it is the deepest point of the peritoneal cavity, posterior to (behind)
the uterus and anterior to (in front of) rectum. (The pouch on the other side of the
uterus is the vesicouterine excavation. ) It is near the posterior fornix of the vagina.
In men, the region corresponding to the rectouterine pouch is the rectovesical excavation,
which lies between the urinary bladder and rectum. (There is no equivalent to the
vesicouterine excavation.);
Uberon synonym : pouch of douglas; excavatio recto-uterina; rectouterine pouch; recto-uterine pouch;
Uberon related term : recto-uterine pouch; rectouterine space; douglas' pouch; cul de sac of douglas; rectouterine excavation; cul-de-sac of douglsa; douglas' cul de sac; douglas cul-de-sac; douglas pouch; douglas' cul-de-sac;
Origin ID : 0007111;
UMLS CUI : C1514801;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
The rectouterine pouch (or rectouterine excavation, rectovaginal, Ehrhardt-Cole Recess
or Pouch of Douglas) is the extension of the peritoneal cavity between the rectum
and back wall of the uterus in the female human body. The rectouterine pouch is used
in the treatment of end-stage renal failure in patients who are treated by peritoneal
dialysis. The tip of the dialysis catheter is placed into the deepest point of the
pouch. In women it is the deepest point of the peritoneal cavity, posterior to (behind)
the uterus and anterior to (in front of) rectum. (The pouch on the other side of the
uterus is the vesicouterine excavation. ) It is near the posterior fornix of the vagina.
In men, the region corresponding to the rectouterine pouch is the rectovesical excavation,
which lies between the urinary bladder and rectum. (There is no equivalent to the
vesicouterine excavation.)
