Anatom3DRectovesical pouch
Excavatio rectovesicalis · Rektovezikální prostor
Fascia & connective tissue · male only
Looks like
A narrow recess of the abdominal lining between the back of the bladder and the front of the rectum, above the seminal vesicles.
What it does
The lowest point of a man's abdominal cavity, where fluid in the belly pools.
Keeping it well
Blood, pus or cancer cells collect here first; an abscess can be felt or drained through the rectal wall.