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Denonvilliers' fascia
Also known as:
Denonvilliers' aponeurosis
Denonvillier'sche Faszie (German)
Synonyms:
Fascia rectoprostatica, rectoprostatic fascia, rectovesical septum.
Associated persons:
Charles-Pierre Denonvilliers
Description:
The part of the pelvic fascia that separates the prostate and the vesiculae septum from the rectum. It consists of a single fibromuscular structure with several layers that are fused together and covering the posterior aspect of the prostate and surrounding the seminal vesicles.
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