Endometriosis of the retrocervical septum is proposed to replace the anatomically incorrect term endometriosis of the rectovaginal septum | Zendy

Ronald E. Batt | Zendy; Dan C. Martin | Zendy; Kunle Odunsi | Zendy

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Endometriosis of the retrocervical septum is proposed to replace the anatomically incorrect term endometriosis of the rectovaginal septum

Author(s) -

Ronald E. Batt,

Dan C. Martin,

Kunle Odunsi

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

human reproduction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446

H-Index - 226

eISSN - 1460-2350

pISSN - 0268-1161

DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deu279

Subject(s) - endometriosis , pouch , vagina , medicine , term (time) , mullerian ducts , surgery , gynecology , uterus , physics , quantum mechanics

We propose that the term retrocervical septum be added to the medical lexicon to designate the anatomic location of endometriosis of the septum that separates the vagina and posterior vaginal fornix from the rectovaginal pouch of Douglas. Use of the terms retrocervical septum and endometriosis of the retrocervical septum would correct the century-long misuse of the anatomically incorrect term, endometriosis of the rectovaginal septum.

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