434.Which structure is most susceptible to unintentional damage during
a hysterectomy?
a. Uterine artery
b. Ureter
c. Urinary bladder
d. Urethra
e. Kidney
435.The patient is a 45-year-old man with a history of colonic diverticu-
losis. He complains of fever with pain and swelling in the rectal area. You
are concerned that the colonic diverticulum may have become infected
(diverticulitis) and ruptured into the space indicated by the asterisk in this
CT scan. Which of the following is correct regarding the indicated space?
Pelvis 539a. It is called the paracolic gutter
b. The space is largely filled with muscle
c. The space is located superior to the pelvic diaphragm
d. Pus from the abscessed diverticuli in that space can extend anteriorly deep to
the perineal membrane, but inferior to the urogenital diaphragm
e. Pus from the abscessed diverticuli in that space can extend superiorly, anterior
to the sacrum