paravesical fossa

A peritoneal depression formed by the reflection of the peritoneum from the lateral pelvic wall onto the roof of the bladder. In females: -> this fossa is the lateral portion of the uterovesical pouch, separated from the pararectal pouch -> lies posteriorly by the broad ligament

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.