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CHAPTER 1  Surgical Anatomy of the Female Pelvis

LST

L5

S1

Inferior gluteal a. Internal pudendal a.

S2

GSF

I

S3

Obturator nerve and vessels entering pudendal canal

Piriformis m.

S4

Coccygeus m. (cut)

ATLA

ATFP

SSL

Ischial spine

STL

Levator ani m.

LSF

FIGURE 1.15  Course of pudendal nerve (n) and vessels in the pelvis and in the pudendal canal. LSF, lesser sciatic foramen; SSL, sacrospinous ligament; STL, sacrotuberous ligament.

Obturator internus fascia

Pudendal canal

Internal pudendal a.

Pudendal n.

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FIGURE 1.16  Clitoral anatomy, including the dorsal nerve of the clitoris. (Illustration by Elizabeth Han.)

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