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Artery of round ligament of uterus

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Blood vessel
Artery of round ligament of uterus
Arteries of the female reproductive tract
Details
SourceInferior epigastric artery
SuppliesRound ligament of the uterus
Identifiers
Latinarteria ligamenti teretis uteri
TA98A12.2.16.007F
TA24363
FMA70195
Anatomical terminology[edit on Wikidata]

The artery of the round ligament of the uterus, also known as Sampson's artery, is a branch of the inferior epigastric artery. It runs under, and supplies, the round ligament of the uterus. It constitutes an anastomosis of the uterine artery and ovarian artery. It was originally named after John A. Sampson (1873–1946), an American gynecologist who studied endometriosis.

Clinical significance

It is considered an insignificant artery that is dissected during hysterectomies. It can be the source of hemoperitoneum, but only rarely does it pose a hemodynamic risk to the patient if severed and it is easily cauterized or sutured to prevent bleeding.

References

  1. ^ "TA2 Viewer". ta2viewer.openanatomy.org.
  2. Chaudhry, Shazia R.; Chaudhry, Khalid (April 9, 2020). Anatomy, Abdomen and Pelvis, Uterus Round Ligament. StatPearls Publishing. PMID 29763145 – via PubMed.
  3. Adjei Boachie, Joseph; Smith-Singares, Eduardo (April 9, 2016). "Sampson's Artery Hemorrhage after Inguinal Hernia Repair: Second Case Reported". Case Reports in Surgery. 2016: 1–2. doi:10.1155/2016/2534037. PMC 4877476. PMID 27247822.
  4. "Dorlands Medical Dictionary:artery of round ligament of uterus". Retrieved 2008-10-25.
  5. Jones, Daniel L.; Fischer, Josef E.; Bland, Kirby Isaac; Mark P. Callery; G. Patrick Clagett (2007). Mastery of surgery. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 1826. ISBN 978-0-7817-7165-8.
  6. Beckmann CR; Lipscomb GH; Murrell L (January 1994). "Instruction in surgical anatomy for gynecology residents using prosected human cadavers". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 170 (1 Pt 1): 148–51. doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(94)70400-7. PMID 8296816.
  7. Dastur, Adi E.; Tank, P. D. (August 9, 2010). "John A Sampson and the origins of Endometriosis". Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India. 60 (4): 299–300. doi:10.1007/s13224-010-0046-8. PMC 3394535.
  8. Buch KE; Reiner M; Divino CM (October 2007). "Hemoperitoneum following inguinal hernia repair: a case report". Hernia. 11 (5): 459–61. doi:10.1007/s10029-007-0212-9. PMID 17332970. S2CID 12649001.
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