Denonvilliers' fascia in women and its relationship with the fascia propria of the rectum examined by successive slices of celloidin-embedded Pelvic Viscera

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1564-1571

  Zhai, Li Dong ^a   Liu, Jin ^a   Li, Yun Sheng ^a   Yuan, Wu ^a   He, Lu ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arcus tendineus fasciae pelvis; Celloidin; Denonvilliers' fascia; Fascia propria of the rectum; Rectovaginal septum

Indexed keywords

PYROXYLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DENONVILLIERS FASCIA; FASCIA; FASCIA PROPRIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MICROSCOPY; PELVIS; RECTUM; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA; CADAVER; DISSECTION; HISTOLOGY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MIDDLE AGED; PERINEUM; PERITONEUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; COLLODION; DISSECTION; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; PERINEUM; PERITONEUM; RECTUM; TISSUE EMBEDDING; VAGINA;

EID: 70249127256     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181a8f75c     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Milley PS, Nichols DH. A correlative investigation of the human rectovaginal septum. Anat Rec 1969;163:443-451
2. Richardson AC. The rectovaginal septum revisited: its relationship to rectocele and its importance in rectocele repair. Clin Obstet and Gynecol 1993;36:976-983
3. Ricci JV, Lisa JR, Thom CH, Kron WL. The relationship of the vagina to adjacent organs in reconstructive surgery: A histologic study. Am J Surg 1947;74:387-410.
4. Kleeman SD, Westermann C, Karram MM.Rectoceles and anatomy of the posterior vaginal wall: revisited.Am J Obstet Gynecol 2005;193:2050-2055
5. Bissett IP, Chau KY, Hill GL. Extrafascia excision of the rectum: Surgical anatomy of the fascia propria. Dis Colon Rectum 2000; 43:903-910
6. Lindsey I, Guy RJ, Warren BF, Mortensen NJM. Anatomy of Denonvilliers' fascia and pelvic nerves, impotence, and implications for colorectal surgeon. Br J Surg 2000;87:1288-1299
7. Nichols DH, Milley PS. Surgical significance of the rectovaginal septum. Am J Obstet Gynecal 1970;108:215-220
8. Tobin CE, Benjamin JA. Anatomical and surgical restudy of Denonvilliers' fascia. Surg Gynec Obst 1945;80:373-388
9. Aigner F, Zbar AP, Ludwikowski B, Kreczy A, Kovacs P, Fritsch H. The rectogenital septum: morphology, function, and clinical relevance. Dis Colon Rectum 2004;47:131-140
10. Ludwikowski B, Oesch Hayward I, Fritsch H. Rectovaginal fascia: an important structure in pelvic visceral surgery? About its development, structure and function. J Pediatr Surg 2002;37: 634-638
11. Nagata I, Murakami G, Suzuki D, Furuya K, Koyama M, Ohtsuka, A. Histological features of the rectovaginal septum in elderly women, a proposal for posterior vaginal defect repair. Int Urogynecol J. 2007;18:863-868
12. Bambrick M, Fazio VW, Hull TL, Pucel G. Sexual function following restorative proctocolectomy in women. Dis Colon Rectum 1996;39:610-614