Artery of round ligament of uterus

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Artery of round ligament of uterus [1]
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Arteries of the female reproductive tract
Details
Source Inferior epigastric artery
Supplies Round ligament of the uterus
Identifiers
Latin arteria ligamenti teretis uteri [1]
TA98 A12.2.16.007F
TA2 4363
FMA 70195
Anatomical terminology

The artery of the round ligament of the uterus, also known as Sampson's artery, [2] [3] is a branch of the inferior epigastric artery. [4] It runs under, and supplies, the round ligament of the uterus. [5] It constitutes an anastomosis of the uterine artery and ovarian artery. [6] It was originally named after John A. Sampson (1873–1946), an American gynecologist who studied endometriosis. [7]

Clinical significance

It is considered an insignificant artery that is dissected during hysterectomies. It can be the source of hemoperitoneum, [8] but only rarely does it pose a hemodynamic risk to the patient if severed and it is easily cauterized or sutured to prevent bleeding.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 "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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