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Online Medical Dictionary and glossary with medical definitions ... Cul-de-sac, aside from being any "blind pouch or cavity that is closed at one end," is used specifically to refer to the rectouterine pouch (the pouch of Douglas), an extension of the peritoneal cavity between the rectum and back wall of the uterus.
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This patient demonstrates endometriosis in the "cul-de-sac" (the area behind the uterus and in front of the rectum). She presented with painful intercourse and diarrhea associated with the menstrual periods.
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The uterus and vaginal cul-de-sac were excised and tissue was analysed for glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and keratan sulfate content. GAG concentration increased progressively over the six-day period following implant removal.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/8870103
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PURPOSE: To retrospectively evaluate the accuracy of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in depicting posterior cul-de-sac obliteration in patients with endometriosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Institutional review board approval was not required ... MR images were also scored for the presence of five findings: retroflexed uterus,
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15665220
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Physical examination should be performed during early menses, when implants are likely to be largest and most tender. The physician should palpate for a fixed, retroverted uterus, ... A rectovaginal examination is required to identify uterosacral, cul-de-sac or septal nodules. However, most women with endometriosis have...
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www.aafp.org/afp/991015ap/1753.html
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Peritoneal space formed by deflection of the peritoneum. In women it is the deepest point of the peritoneum, behind the uterus and in front of rectum. In man it is Excavatio rectoversicalis between the urine bladder and rectum.
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www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/2937.html
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(3) The intermediate part forming the bottom of the conjunctival sac, unattached to the eyelids or the eyeball and joining the bulbar and the palpebral portion is called the fornix (conjunctival fold, cul-de-sac). ... a sac or recess formed by a fold of the peritoneum dipping down between the rectum and the uterus.
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medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/cul-de-sac
medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/cul-de-sac
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Karen Armstrong (pronounced Car-en, if you care) isn’t a religion scholar I’d normally recommend, but I think she makes a fairly good description of what appears to be a good bit of ... 98 Responses to “Riffs: Karen Armstrong on the Science/Religion Cul De Sac and N.T. Wright on his Differences with Piper”...
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www.internetmonk.com/archive/riffs-karen-armstrong-on-t...
www.internetmonk.com/archive/riffs-karen-armstrong-on-the-sciencereligion-cule-de-sac-and-n-t-wright-on-his-differences-with-piper
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To insult cul-de-sac dwellers even further, the report published this week, Manual for Streets, claims that people living in cul-de-sacs weigh on average 6lb more than those living in grid-style developments (because they walk less), they are more isolated, more neurotic and nosier about their neighbours.
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www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3653764/Theres-only-one-way...
www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3653764/Theres-only-one-way-Ill-leave-my-cul-de-sac.html
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