Retropubic space
Spatium retropubicum
- Synonym: Prevesical space
- Eponym: Cave of Retzius
Definition
When the bladder is distended, the peritoneum is carried up with the expanded viscus so that a considerable part of the anterior surface of the latter lies directly against the abdominal wall without the intervention of peritoneal membrane, forming the retropubic space (prevesical space of Retzius).