Fascial layer separating the rectum from the coccyx is?: (A) Denonvilliers' fascia, (B) Scarpa's fascia, (C) Buck's fascia, (D) Waldeyer's fascia
Answer is D. Lower third of the rectum is separated anteriorly from the prostate/vagina by- Denonvilliers' fascia Posteriorly from the coccyx and lower two sacral veebrae by- Waldeyer's fascia These fascial layers act as barriers to malignant invasion