- Pararectal fossa
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Latin = fossa pararectalis
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Caption = The peritoneum of the male pelvis. (Pararectal fossa visible at center left.)
Caption2 = Female pelvis and its contents, seen from above and in front. (Pararectal fossa labeled at bottom left.)
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In the male, theperitoneum encircles thesigmoid colon , from which it is reflected to the posterior wall of thepelvis as a fold, thesigmoid mesocolon . It then leaves the sides and, finally, the front of therectum , and is continued on to the upper ends of theseminal vesicles and the bladder; on either side of the rectum it forms a fossa, the pararectal fossa, which varies in size with the distension of the rectum.External links
* - "The Female Pelvis: Distribution of the Peritoneum in the Female Pelvis"
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