pudendal artery


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Related to pudendal artery: pudendal vein, External pudendal artery
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Noun1.pudendal artery - arteries supplying the external genital organs of humans
arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
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The internal pudendal artery supplies two main pudendal flaps: The Singapore and lotus petal flaps.
From here, a microcatheter (Pro-Great, Terumo, Somerset, NJ) was advanced coaxially through the base catheter with initial selection of the internal pudendal artery. Position was confirmed within the pudendal artery with injected contrast.
In another case, a patient who had Peyronie's disease was treated with penile reconstruction using a de-epithelialized Belman (superficial external pudendal artery) flap and the result was well (18).
Greater than 75% increase in cavernosal artery diameter after injection of vasodilating agents, compared with pre-injection diameter is a good indicator of normal flow in cavernosal artery from internal pudendal artery. [4]
Inadequate embolisation of a PA due to extrauterine feeding arteries, such as the internal pudendal artery, ovarian artery, inferior epigastric artery, or contralateral uterine artery can lead to embolisation failure.
Internal pudendal artery perforators were detected using a Doppler ultrasound in the right inferior gluteal fold area.
The internal pudendal artery passes through and is the primary blood supply to the perineum.
Karakhanian, "Case report: late recurrent hematuria following laparoscopic radical prostatectomy may predict internal pudendal artery pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula," Journal of Endourology, vol.