rec·to·u·ter·ine pouch

[TA]

a pocket formed by the deflection of the peritoneum from the rectum to the uterus.

Synonym(s): excavatio rectouterina [TA], cavum douglasi, cul-de-sac (2) , Douglas cul-de-sac, Douglas pouch, pouch of Douglas, rectovaginouterine pouch

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Doug·las pouch

, Douglas space (dug'lăs powch, spās)

Rectouterine pouch lined with parietal peritoneum; mass in this area is palpable during rectal examination.

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Douglas,

James, Scottish anatomist in London, 1675-1742.

cavum douglasi - Synonym(s): Douglas cul-de-sac

Douglas abscess - suppuration in Douglas pouch.

Douglas cul-de-sac - a pocket formed by the deflection of the peritoneum from the rectum to the uterus. Synonym(s): cavum douglasi; Douglas pouch; rectouterine pouch

Douglas fold - a fold of peritoneum, containing the rectouterine muscle, forming the lateral boundary of the rectouterine (Douglas) pouch. Synonym(s): sacrouterine fold

Douglas line - a crescentic line that marks the lower limit of the posterior layer of the sheath of the rectus abdominis muscle. Synonym(s): arcuate line of rectus sheath

Douglas pouch - Synonym(s): Douglas cul-de-sac

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Although endometriosis at the pelvic peritoneum, including the Douglas pouch, has been reported often, there are few reports of cystic endometriosis in the retroperitoneal cavity.

Retroperitoneal Endometriotic Cyst Infiltrated in the Iliopsoas Incidentally Found in a Patient with Acute Back Pain

A computed tomography (CT) scan showed a 2.7 cm wide abscess in the Douglas pouch (Fig.

faecalis have passively migrated to the most decline space in the female abdominal cavity, the Douglas pouch. This hypothesis is supported by Brockmann et al.

Abdominal wall abscess containing gallstones as a late complication to laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed 17 years earlier

There is also no risk of hernia and the wall of the Douglas pouch repairs itself without leaving scars.

Hospital offers scarless abdominal surgeries

Local inflammation due to repeated irritation of periton of the douglas pouch by the catheter tip may lead perforation of vaginal or uterine wall.

Additionally, allergic reaction to silicone may lead to adherence of shunt tubing to the Douglas pouch with subsequent erosion into vaginal lumen.

Vaginal perforation caused by distal tip of ventriculoperitoneal shunt: Report of a rare complication

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