Vesicouterine ligament contains abundant autonomic nerve ganglion cells: The distribution in histology concerning nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 193-198

  Katahira, A ^a   Niikura, H ^a   Ito, K ^a   Takano, T ^a   Nagase, S ^a   Murakami, G ^b   Yaegashi, N ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ganglion cells; Radical hysterectomy; Vesico uterine ligament

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; CADAVER; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FASCIA; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICAL HYSTERECTOMY; THICKNESS; TISSUE SECTION; UTERUS; VESICOUTERINE LIGAMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; CADAVER; FEMALE; GANGLION CYSTS; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LIGAMENTS; MIDDLE AGED; UTERUS; VEINS;

EID: 38049048316     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2007.00973.x     Document Type: Article

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