Douglas cul-de-sac

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Doug·las cul-de-sac

n. saco de Douglas, pliegue del peritoneo que se introduce entre el recto y el útero.
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Rectovaginal examination also suggested fullness in the rectouterine pouch. Ultrasonography (USG) of the abdomen demonstrated a large anechoic abdominopelvic cystic mass extending from the left lower quadrant of the abdomen deep in the pelvis into the rectouterine pouch.
On bimanual exam, uterus was retroverted and part of IUD was palpable in rectouterine pouch. All the baseline investigations including ESR werein normal range.
A suprapubic catheter and two surgical drains (one in the hepatorenal fossa and the other in the rectouterine pouch) were used.
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