Relationship of the uterosacral ligament to the sacral plexus and to the pudendal nerve

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 642-645

  Siddique, Sohail A ^a,c   Gutman, Robert E ^a   Schön Ybarra, Miguel A ^b   Rojas, Francisco ^a   Handa, Victoria L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Peripheral neuropathy; Pudendal nerve; Sacral plexus trunks; Uterosacral ligament; Uterosacral ligament suspension

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHIUM; LIGAMENT; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MEASUREMENT; NERVE ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; UTEROSACRAL LIGAMENT;

EID: 33750087844     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-006-0088-8     Document Type: Article

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