presacral fascia

presacral fascia

[TA]

layer of endopelvic fascia passing between sacrum and rectum, forming the anterior boundary of the presacral (retrorectal) fascial space, in which the hypogastric nervous plexus is embedded.

Synonym(s): fascia presacralis [TA], lamina retrorectalis fasciae endopelvicae, retrorectal lamina of endopelvic fascia, retrorectal lamina of hypogastric sheath

pre·sa·cral fas·ci·a

(prē-sā'krăl fash'ē-ă) [TA]

Layer of endopelvic fascia passing between sacrum and rectum, forming the anterior boundary of the presacral (retrorectal) fascial space, in which the hypogastric nervous plexus is embedded.