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Anatomy
Common iliac artery
External iliac artery Internal iliac artery
Iliolumbar artery
Lateral sacral artery
Deep
circumflex Superior gluteal
iliac artery Obturator artery
artery
Uterine
artery
Inferior
epigastric Inferior
artery gluteal artery
Internal Production Design: Stephen WK Cheng
pudendal Chief Editor: Alfred CC Wong
Editors:
Yiu Che Chan
artery Nicole MY Cheng
Carolette Groenewald
Obliterated Superior Middle rectal artery Gretl WY Lai
umbilical vesical Jacky SC Tam
Albert CW Ting
artery arteries Inferior vesical artery (M) Cover art: YC Chan/GCY Cheung “Conviviality”
(median umbilical Vaginal artery (F)
ligament)
Internal Iliac Artery has anterior and posterior divisions and supplies blood to the pelvic vis-
cera and the gluteal muscles. If sacrificed in surgery it may result in buttock claudication, or rarely
bowel ischemia. Vascular surgeons would strive to preserve at least one of the 2 arteries.
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