Fig. 25.

Treatment of the rectovaginal ligament. The operator inserts one finger into the pararectal space (Okabayashi) and another into the pararectal space (Latzko's space), pushing the rectum medially and the hypogastric nerve laterally. The rectovaginal ligament between the two fingers is clamped, cut, and ligated. The procedure is repeated several times, until the cutline reaches to the cut end of cardinal ligament.