rectovesical pouch

rec·to·ves·i·cal pouch

[TA]

a pocket formed by the deflection of the peritoneum from the rectum to the bladder in the male.

Synonym(s): excavatio rectovesicalis [TA], Proust space

rec·to·ves·i·cal pouch

(rek'tō-ves'i-kăl powch) [TA]

A pocket formed by the deflection of the peritoneum from the rectum to the bladder in the male.
Synonym(s): excavatio rectovesicalis [TA] , Proust space.

rectovesical pouch

A fold of peritoneum that in men extends downward between the bladder and rectum.

See also: pouch

Proust,

T., 19th century French physician.

Proust space - a pocket formed by the deflection of the peritoneum from the rectum to the bladder in the male. Synonym(s): rectovesical pouch