A surgical puncture to remove fluid from the Douglas cul-de-sac (the rectouterine pouch) is called

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The surgical puncture to remove fluid from the Douglas cul-de-sac or rectouterine pouch is called culdocentesis. The other options are incorrect as culdoscopy is a diagnostic procedure using a culdoscope, hysterosalpingogram is an X-ray procedure to examine the uterus and fallopian tubes, and culdoscope is not a procedure or test but rather an instrument used for visualizing the cul-de-sac.

A Surgical Puncture to Remove Fluid from the Douglas Cul-De-Sac