Corpus: Superficial perineal pouch
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Synonyms: superficial perineal space, Compartimentum superficiale perinei, Saccus subcutaneus perinei
English: , superficial perineal space
Definition[Bearbeiten]
The spatium perinei superficalis is the anatomical space between the fascia diaphragmatis urogenitalis inferior (membrana perinealis) and the fascia perinei superficialis.
Anatomy[Bearbeiten]
The spatium perinei superficialis contains the following structures:
- Musculus ischiocavernosus
- Musculus bulbospongiosus
- Musculus transversus perinei superficialis
- Crura penis (man) or crura clitoridis (woman)
- Bulbus penis (man) or bulbus vestibularis (woman)
- Bartholin glands (woman)
See also: Spatium perinei profundum
Clinic[Bearbeiten]
In case of injuries to the urethra in the context of pelvic fractures, urine and blood can empty into the spatium perinei superficiale and flow from there to the penis and scrotum or to the clitoris, labia and anterior abdominal wall.
Literature[Bearbeiten]
- Waldeyer et al, Human Anatomy: Textbook and Atlas in One Volume (De Gruyter Studium) (19th totaly rev. ed.), De Gruyter, 2012
- Pschyrembel - Compartimentum superficiale perinei, retrieved on 22/11/2022