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<p><big>Clinical significance</big></p>
<p>The rectouterine pouch, being the lowest part of the peritoneal cavity in a woman at supine position, is a common site for the spread of pathology such as <a href="page.php?w=ascites">ascites</a>, <a href="page.php?w=tumour">tumour</a>, <a href="page.php?w=endometriosis">endometriosis</a>, <a href="page.php?w=pus">pus</a>, etc.</p>

<p>As it is the furthest point of the <a href="page.php?w=abdominopelvic_cavity">abdominopelvic cavity</a> in women, it is a site where infection and fluids typically collect.</p>

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