Fig. 3.

Trans-rectal ultrasonography sagittal view during the injection of 5% glucose to abdominal cavity through the pouch of Douglas. The recurrent tumor is invisible in this section. The intestine was pushed away by the artifi- cial ascites from the vaginal cuff. White arrow indicates the bladder, black arrowhead the intestine, white arrowhead hyaluronate gel between the vagina and rectum, and black arrow the needle penetrating the peritoneum, respectively. White asterisk shows artificial ascites in the abdominal cavity