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. 2022 Feb 9;10:goac001. doi: 10.1093/gastro/goac001

Figure 1.

Figure 1.

The dissection of the posterior attachment of the rectosacral (Waldeyer’s) fascia (RSF) to the fascia propria of the rectum (FPR); entry into the precoccygeal space (PCS) (note the snowy appearance of the loose connective tissue) (the figure picked from the same patient). (A) Upper layer of the RSF; (B) lower layer of the RSF. Yellow arrows: the broad horizontal arc-like insertion of the RSF; 1: FPR enveloping mesorectum; 2: pre-hypogastric fascia (PHF); 3: space between the two layers of RSF; 4: PCS.