Sigmoid arteries
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Anatomy
Course and relations
The sigmoid arteries course obliquely inferior-ward and to the left, passing posterior to the peritoneum and in anterior to the psoas major, ureter,[2] and Gonadal artery.[1]
Anastomoses
The sigmoid arteries anastomose with the left colic superiorly, and with the superior rectal artery inferiorly.[2]
References
External links
- Anatomy photo:39:05-0106 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Intestines and Pancreas: Branches of the Inferior Mesenteric Artery"
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