Ji Hyun Kim, Yusuke Kinugasa, Si Eun Hwang, Gen Murakami, Jose Francisco Rodríguez-Vázquez, Baik Hwan Cho
Although several studies have reported that the peritoneum does not contribute to the formation of a fascia between the urogenital organs and rectum, Denonvilliers' fascia (DF), a fascia between the mesorectum and prostate (or vagina) in adults, is believed to be a remnant of the peritoneum. Remnants of the peritoneum, however, were reportedly difficult to detect in other fusion fasciae of the abdominopelvic region in mid-term fetuses. To examine morphological changes of the pelvic cul-de-sac of the peritoneum, we examined 18 male and 6 female embryos and fetuses...
March 2015: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy: SRA