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| Coronal section of anterior part of pelvis, through the pubic arch. Seen from in front. (Deep perineal pouch not labeled, but is between the "superior layer" and "inferior layer" labeled at bottom left.) | |
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| Vertical section of bladder, penis, and urethra. (Cowper's gland and membranous portion of urethra visible at center bottom.) | |
| Latin | saccus profundus perinei |
| Gray's | subject #120 428 |
| Artery | branches of internal pudendal artery |
| Vein | branches of internal pudendal veins |
| Nerve | branches of perineal nerve |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | s_01/12717311 |
The deep perineal pouch (also deep perineal space) is an anatomical term that refers to the space enclosed in part by the perineum, and located superior to the perineal membrane.
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Structure
Unlike the superficial perineal pouch, the deep perineal pouch lacks a superior border. It extends up into the pelvis.
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The deep perineal pouch contains:
- muscles
- other
- Membranous portion of the urethra (males) / proximal portion of urethra (females)
- Bulbourethral gland (males). (Note: The Bartholin gland is the female counterpart to the bulbourethral gland in males, but it is located in the superficial perineal pouch.)
- Vagina (females)
"Urogenital diaphragm"
Older texts have asserted the existence of an "urogenital diaphragm", which was described as a layer of the pelvis that separates the deep perineal sac from the upper pelvis, lying between the inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm and superior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm.
While this term is used to refer to a layer of the pelvis that separates the deep perineal sac from the upper pelvis, such a discrete border of the sac probably does not exist.[1][2][3] [4][5]
While it has no official entry in Terminologia Anatomica, the term is still used occasionally to describe the muscular components of the deep perineal pouch[6] The urethra and the vagina, though part of the pouch, are usually said to be passing through the urogenital diaphragm, rather than part of the diaphragm itself. [2]
Some researchers still assert that such a diaphragm exists, [7] and the term is still used in the literature.[8]
The term "urogenital diaphragm" is often confused with the pelvic floor, which is a true diaphragm supporting many of the pelvic organs.
In our school we operate with these terms:
The perineum actually is the pelvic exit, closed by the pelvic and urogenital diaphragms.
The pelvic diaphragm divides the minor pelvic cavity (true pelvis) into two compertments. They are the 1 Superior compartment, containing the pelvic viscera, and 2 The inferior compartment called ischiorectal fossa.
The urogenital diaphragm closes the anterior part of the ischiorectal fossa, leaving the fossa open posteriorly.
The urogenital diaphragm is made of 2(paired)muscles. the deep and superficial transverse perineal muscles. These two muscles join in front of the rectum, and form the perineal body.
Deep transverse perineal muscle: originates from the inferior pubic ramus snd the ramus of ischium. Runs medially and fuse in the midline. This muscle is interrupted once in male and twice in female, by the urethra and the vagina passing through it.
Around the urethra, the deep transverse perineal muscle forms a separate, ringlike valve, the sphincter urethrae in male, and a similar urethrovaginal sphincter in female.
This muscle does not attach to the symphysis. As a result, we can see a space between it, and the symphysis called as the retropubic space. Through this space exits the dorsal and deep arteries of penis/clitoris.
Superficial transverse perineal muscle: this muscle is a narrow bundle of skeletal muscle. Extend at the posterior border of the deep transverse perineal muscle, and insert on the perineal body.
The fascia of the urogenital diaphragm, the superficial and deep perineal fascia, lines both muscles. The superficial perineal fascia is lining the inferior surface of the urogenital diaphragm; meanwhile the deep fascia overlies the superior surface of the same diaphragm.
Additional images
 Male Anatomy |
 Median sagittal section of pelvis, showing arrangement of fasciæ. |
 The deeper branches of the internal pudendal artery. |
See also
References
- ^ Kaye K, Milne N, Creed K, van der Werf B (1997). "The 'urogenital diaphragm', external urethral sphincter and radical prostatectomy.". Aust N Z J Surg 67 (1): 40–4. doi:. PMID 9033375.
- ^ a b "Chapter 38: The perineal region and external genitalia". Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
- ^ Oelrich TM (1980). "The urethral sphincter muscle in the male". Am. J. Anat. 158 (2): 229–46. doi:. PMID 7416058.
- ^ Mirilas P, Skandalakis JE (2004). "Urogenital diaphragm: an erroneous concept casting its shadow over the sphincter urethrae and deep perineal space". J. Am. Coll. Surg. 198 (2): 279–90. doi:. PMID 14759786.
- ^ Dorschner W, Biesold M, Schmidt F, Stolzenburg JU (1999). "The dispute about the external sphincter and the urogenital diaphragm". J. Urol. 162 (6): 1942–5. PMID 10569543.
- ^ d_15/12293501 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ^ Herschorn S (2004). "Female pelvic floor anatomy: the pelvic floor, supporting structures, and pelvic organs". Rev Urol 6 Suppl 5: S2–S10. PMID 16985905.
- ^ Hruby S, Ebmer J, Dellon AL, Aszmann OC (2005). "Anatomy of pudendal nerve at urogenital diaphragm--new critical site for nerve entrapment". Urology 66 (5): 949–52. doi:. PMID 16286101.
External links
- SUNY Labs 41:10-0102 - "The Female Perineum: The Perineal Nerve"
- SUNY Labs 41:13-0100 - "The Female Perineum - The Deep Perineal Pouch"
- SUNY Figs 43:04-09 - "The urinary bladder and the urethra as seen in a frontal section of the female pelvis."
- SUNY Labs 44:05-0102 - "The Male Pelvis: The Prostate Gland"
- Norman/Georgetown perineum (maleugtriangle3)
- Human anatomy at Dartmouth figures/chapter_35/35-1.HTM
- http://www.instantanatomy.net/abdomen/areas/perineum/mdeepperinealpouch.html
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