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. 2018 Jun;15(2):126-129.
doi: 10.4274/tjod.23245. Epub 2018 Jun 21.

Anatomic structure of the internal iliac artery and its educative dissection for peripartum and pelvic hemorrhage

İlker Selçuk  1 , Murat Yassa  2 , İlkan Tatar  3 , Emre Huri  4
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Anatomic structure of the internal iliac artery and its educative dissection for peripartum and pelvic hemorrhage

İlker Selçuk et al. Turk J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Jun.

Abstract

The abdominal aorta is divided into two parts (right and left) at the level of the fourth-fifth lumbar vertebra and called the common iliac artery. Anterior to the sacroiliac joint, common iliac arteries are divided into external and internal iliac arteries. The external iliac artery supplies the lower limb, and the internal iliac artery is the major vascular supply of the pelvis. Internal iliac artery is divided into anterior and posterior trunk. The anterior trunk supplies the pelvis, visceral organs, and the posterior trunk supplies pelvic parietal structures. The broad ligament envelopes the uterus anteriorly and posteriorly with its sheets and continues as the pelvic peritoneum at the lateral side of the pelvic wall. After cutting the pelvic peritoneum, the retroperitoneal area is visualized and the internal iliac artery with other great vessels of the abdomen can be noted.

Keywords: Internal iliac artery; dissection; hemorrhage; obstetrics; postpartum.

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Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Branches of internal iliac artery
Figure 2
Figure 2. Right internal iliac artery dissection, superior view
Figure 3
Figure 3. Right internal iliac artery dissection, lateral view
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Figure 4. Right internal iliac artery dissection, medial view
Figure 5
Figure 5. Right internal iliac artery dissection over the internal iliac vein, lateral view
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