Culdocentesis is a medical procedure involving the extraction of fluid from the rectouterine pouch, the pouch of Douglas, posterior to the vagina through a needle. It is one diagnostic technique used in identifying pelvic inflammatory disease, in which purulent fluid is extracted, and ruptured ectopic pregnancies that cause hemoperitoneum.
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Culdocentesis is a medical procedure involving the extraction of fluid from the rectouterine pouch posterior to the vagina through a needle.
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