Dissection of male pelvis from a lateral approach
Left anterolateral view of pelvic organs in situ, peritoneum partially removed
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Dissection of male pelvis from a lateral approach
Left anterolateral view of pelvic organs in situ, peritoneum partially removed
The pelvic peritoneum remains in place to the right of the midline. The anterior abdominal wall has been folded downward.
- Iliac lymph node
- Sigmoid colon (cut off)
- Ureter
- Psoas major muscle (covered by psoas fascia)
- Iliacus muscle (covered by iliac fascia)
- Transversus abdominis muscle (origin)
- Internal oblique muscle (cut off at origin)
- Cut margin of peritoneum
- Testicular artery
- Position of ureter (covered by peritoneum)
- Upper pointer: Apex of urinary bladder Lower pointer: Median umbilical ligament
- Body of urinary bladder (pointer on cut margin of peritoneum)
- Pubic symphysis
- Upper pointer: Ductus deferens (cut off) Lower pointer: Ureter (cut off)
- Superior rectal vein
- Superior rectal artery
- Common iliac artery (pointer at bifurcation into internal and external iliac arteries)
- Common iliac vein (pointer at origin of external iliac vein)
- Femoral nerve (cut off)
- Iliolumbar vein
- Lumbosacral trunk
- Parietal pelvic fascia
- Articular surface of sacrum
- Superior gluteal artery (cut off)
- Sacral lymph nodes
- Piriform muscle
- Sacral flexure of rectum
- Coccygeus muscle
- Rectum
- Coccyx
- Seminal vesicle
- Levator ani muscle
- Base of prostate
- Perineal flexure of rectum