The superficial perineal pouch is the space in the urogenital triangle between the perineal membrane above and the membranous layer of superficial fascia (Colles fascia) below. It contains the roots of the penis or clitoris, their muscles and, in females, the greater vestibular glands.
| Location | Urogenital triangle of the perineum, below the perineal membrane. |
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Holds the erectile tissue and superficial muscles of the external genitalia.
Because Colles fascia is continuous with Scarpa fascia of the abdominal wall, urine or blood escaping into this pouch, for example after a straddle injury rupturing the bulbar urethra, spreads into the scrotum, penis and lower abdominal wall but not into the thighs. Bartholin gland cysts and abscesses arise in this pouch in females.
Urine leaking into the superficial pouch spreads into the scrotum, penis and lower abdominal wall, limited by the attachments of Colles fascia.
Infection of a blocked greater vestibular gland in the superficial pouch, causing a painful swelling at the back of the labium.
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