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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020

Avascular Spaces of the Female Pelvis-Clinical Applications in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Stoyan Kostov, Stanislav Slavchev, Deyan Dzhenkov, Dimitar Mitev, Angel Yordanov

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07522931 (Systematic Anatomical Description of the Female Pelvic Retroperitoneum in Cadavers), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers.

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NCT07522931 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Systematic Anatomical Description of the Female Pelvic Retroperitoneum in Cadavers: A Descriptive Study for Gynecologic Surgery

TypeobservationalSponsorHospital Universitari de BellvitgeRan2026 to 2026Enrolled20ConditionsPelvic Anatomy, Retroperitoneum, Cadaveric Study, Surgical AnatomyArmsAnatomical Dissection
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Stoyan KostovDepartment of Gynecology, Medical University Varna, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria.
Stanislav SlavchevDepartment of Gynecology, Medical University Varna, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria.
Deyan DzhenkovDepartment of General and Clinical pathology, Forensic Medicine and Deontology, Medical University Varna, 9002 Varna, Bulgaria.
Dimitar MitevUniversity hospital SBALAG "Maichin Dom", Medical University Sofia, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Angel YordanovDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Medical University Pleven, 5800 Pleven, Bulgaria.
Medical University of Varna · BGMaichin Dom · BGMedical University Pleven · BG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The term "spaces" refers to the areas delimited by at least two independent fasciae and filled with areolar connective tissue. However, there is discrepancy regarding the spaces and their limits between clinical anatomy and gynecologic surgery, as not every avascular space described in literature is delimited by at least two fasciae. Moreover, new spaces and surgical planes have been developed after the adoption of laparoscopy and nerve-sparing gynecological procedures. Avascular spaces are useful anatomical landmarks in retroperitoneal anatomic and pelvic surgery for both malignant and benign conditions. A noteworthy fact is that for various gynecological diseases, there are different approaches to the avascular spaces of the female pelvis. This is a significant difference, which is best demonstrated by dissection of these spaces for gynecological, urogynecological, and oncogynecological operations. Thorough knowledge regarding pelvic anatomy of these spaces is vital to minimize morbidity and mortality. In this article, we defined nine avascular female pelvic spaces-their boundaries, different approaches, attention during dissection, and applications in obstetrics and gynecology. We described the fourth space and separate the paravesical and pararectal space, as nerve-sparing gynecological procedures request a precise understanding of retroperitoneal spaces.

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applications in gynecologyapplications in obstetricsavascular spacessurgery

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PMID32414119
PMCPMC7291144
OpenAlexW3024781940

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