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Oct 30, 2023 · The uterine artery passes inferiorly and medially across the floor of the pelvis and above the ureter, travelling within the broad ligament of the uterus. It terminates at the cervix of the uterus, where it divides into smaller branches. This article will discuss the anatomy and function of the uterine artery.
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- Internal iliac artery
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- Uterus, cervix, vagina, ovaries, uterine tube
Nov 15, 2022 · The uterine artery is seen bilaterally and is a branch of the anterior division of the internal iliac artery. Gross anatomy Course. It runs medially in the pelvis, within the base of the broad ligament, to the outer surface of the uterus. From lateral to medial it has a descending, transverse and ascending portion.
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Sep 4, 2023 · The uterine artery is a branch of the internal iliac artery also called hypogastric artery. The right uterine artery is a branch of the right anterior division of the internal iliac artery. The uterine artery courses from lateral to the medial direction through the bottom part of the broad ligament also called the cardinal ligament.
- Raheel Chaudhry, Khalid Chaudhry
- Ross University School Of Medicine
- 2018
- 2022/09/05
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Uterine artery embolization has been practised for more than 20 years for controlling post-partum hemorrhage. The technique was first reported as an effective intervention for fibroids in 1995 when Ravinaet al noted that several women with symptomatic leiomyomata who underwent uterine artery embolization as a pre-hysterectomy treatment had signific...
uterine fibroids (intramural, submucosal, and subserosal)post-partum hemorrhagecontraindications to angiographycurrent pregnancyactive pelvic infectiona thorough gynecological history and examination covering the patient's symptoms and goals of treatmentpelvic ultrasound and MRIup-to-date cervical screeningconsider endometrial biopsy if there are concerning clinical or imaging featuresangiography complicationssepsis is a rare but serious complication and can be difficult to differentiate from post embolization syndrome.vaginal expulsion of fibroid tissuefibroid fragment retentionprevents the need for emergency hysterectomyretain fertility after UAE for postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) compared to hysterectomyAmerican College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) 2021 Practice Bulletin: UAE is recommended as an interventional procedure for the treatment of uterine leiomyomas in patients who desire uterine...NICE (UK) uterine artery embolization for fibroids 2010: UAE is efficacious for symptom relief in the short and medium term for a substantial proportion of patients 15Apr 6, 2020 · In the angiography group, a common trunk of the uterine and umbilical arteries was described in 42 out of 58 cases (76.5%). The uterine artery was a branch of the internal iliac, superior gluteal, and obturator arteries in eight (11.8%), six (8.8%), and two (2.9%) cases, respectively.
- Konstantinos Liapis, Nikolaos Tasis, Ioannis Tsouknidas, George Tsakotos, Panagiotis Skandalakis, Ko...
- 10.4274/tjod.galenos.2020.33427
- 2020
- 2020/03
The authors present an excellent discussion of the normal anatomy of the uterine artery and its relationship to other vessels of the pelvis and the female genital tract. The classic anatomic teaching is that the uterine artery arises from the medial surface of the anterior trunk of the internal iliac artery [2].
Nov 9, 2017 · Download PDF. Alexandra Arfi, Julia Arfi-Rouche, Vincent Barrau, Krystel Nyangoh Timoh & Cyril Touboul. 646 Accesses. 6 Citations. Explore all metrics. Abstract. Purpose. In women, the uterine artery is the main branch of the internal iliac artery, vascularizing most of the uterus.
