Uterosacral ligament suspension sutures: Anatomic relationships in unembalmed female cadavers

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 672.e1-672.e6

  Wieslander, Cecilia K ^a   Roshanravan, Shayzreen M ^a   Wai, Clifford Y ^a   Schaffer, Joseph I ^a   Corton, Marlene M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

anatomy; nerve injury; rectal injury; ureteral injury; uterosacral ligament

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTAL INJURY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SUTURE; URETER INJURY; UTEROSACRAL LIGAMENT;

EID: 36448992319     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.08.065     Document Type: Article

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