Figure 2
From: Identification and injury to the inferior hypogastric plexus in nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy
Illustration of the right parametrium. (A) The drainage of the inferior vesical vein (IVV) and middle vesical vein (MVV) to the deep uterine vein (DUV), an anatomic landmark of the cardinal ligament, is displayed. (B) After removal of the vessels, the inferior hypogastric plexus (IHP) with its vesical and uterine branches were displayed. In our study, the uterine branches of the IHP were resected for pathological evaluation, and the vesical branches were deliberately reserved.
