Rectoprostatic fascia
The rectoprostatic fascia (Denonvilliers' fascia) is a membranous partition at the lowest part of the rectovesical pouch. It separates the prostate and urinary bladder from the rectum.[1] It consists of a single fibromuscular structure with several layers that are fused together and covering the seminal vesicles. It is also called Denonvilliers' fascia after French anatomist and surgeon Charles-Pierre Denonvilliers.[2]
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Latin | Fascia rectoprostatica |
TA | A04.5.03.004M |
FMA | 19933 |
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The structure corresponds to the rectovaginal fascia in the female. The rectoprostatic fascia also inhibits the posterior spread of prostatic adenocarcinoma; therefore invasion of the rectum is less common than is invasion of other contiguous structures.
References
- "Dorland's Medical Dictionary". Retrieved 2007-12-11.
- Denonvilliers' fascia at Who Named It?
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