Preferred Label : rectovesical pouch;
Uberon definition : Between the rectum and the bladder the peritoneal cavity forms, in the male, a pouch,
the rectovesical excavation (or rectovesical pouch), the bottom of which is slightly
below the level of the upper ends of the vesiculae seminalesbi. e. , about 7.5 cm.
from the orifice of the anus. its lowest part membranous partition called Rectoprostatic
fascia. The corresponding structure in women is the rectouterine pouch.;
Uberon synonym : recto-vesical pouch; rectovesical space;
Uberon related term : rectovesical pouch; rectovesical; excavatio rectovesicalis; retrovesical excavation; rectovesical excavation;
Origin ID : 0011204;
UMLS CUI : C0230301;
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Between the rectum and the bladder the peritoneal cavity forms, in the male, a pouch,
the rectovesical excavation (or rectovesical pouch), the bottom of which is slightly
below the level of the upper ends of the vesiculae seminalesbi. e. , about 7.5 cm.
from the orifice of the anus. its lowest part membranous partition called Rectoprostatic
fascia. The corresponding structure in women is the rectouterine pouch.
