Presacral space

Presacral space
Sacral plexus of the right side. (Presacral space visible but not labeled.)
Anatomical terminology

In human anatomy, the presacral space is inside the pelvis, behind the rectum and in front of the coccyx and sacrum. Normally it is empty, or it contains a pocket of fat.

It is usually covered by sigmoid colon.[1]

  1. ^ Linda Cardozo; David Staskin (2006). Textbook of female urology and urogynecology. CRC Press. pp. 1195–. ISBN 978-1-84184-358-2. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
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