Exposure of the Middle Rectal Artery and Lateral Ligament of the Rectum Following the Gate Approach during Total Mesorectal Excision

Controversial surgical anatomical landmarks in the deep pelvis can be visualized and identified using current technologies. Performing the gate approach technique during deep lateral dissection for total mesorectal excision facilitates visualization of the pelvic neurovascular structures following simple dissection steps to preserve the pelvic autonomic nerves and avoid accidental vascular injuries. Here, we discuss laparoscopic exposure of an infrequent disposition of the middle rectal artery anterior to the lateral ligament of the rectum while performing the gate approach.     

骶髂关节周围腰骶丛神经的解剖学研究及其临床意义

目的　对腹直肌外侧入路显露骶髂关节周围重要结构的位置关系进行测量及描述,探讨入路的安全性及安全操作空间。 方法 选取新鲜成人完整尸体标本,对每具骨盆标本经双侧腹直肌入路逐层解剖,观察腹膜、髂外血管、髂腰肌、闭孔神经等重要组织结构的位置关系,重点观测L4、L5、S1神经与闭孔神经位置,测量分析神经至骶髂关节的距离。 结果　腹直肌外侧入路可清楚显露骶髂关节、腰骶干、S1神经根、骶骨翼等结构。 L5神经前支出椎间孔处与骶髂关节距离左侧为(23.56±4.30)mm,右侧为(23.69±3.41)mm,L4神经前支与骶髂关节在L5神经前支出椎间孔处的距离左侧为(17.97±1.58)mm,右侧为(17.49±1.49)mm,腰骶干外缘在其形成汇合点平面与骶髂关节的水平距离左侧为(14.34±2.51)mm,右侧为(13.81±2.21)mm,平骶岬处腰骶干外缘与骶髂关节的水平距离左侧为(12.19±1.98)mm,右侧为(12.22±1.55)mm。 结论　腹直肌外侧入路可用于复位固定骶髂关节周围骨折脱位,具有安全的操作空间,且经该入路的操作为骶髂关节复合体损伤引起的神经损伤提供了探查松解的新思路。     

盆底补片用于骶棘韧带固定术的临床疗效

目的探讨盆底补片用于骶棘韧带固定术(SSLF)对盆底支持结构的有效性和安全性。方法选取64例中盆腔缺陷患者,采用双盲法随机分为观察组(31例)和对照组(33例)。观察组采用“Y”形补片实施SSLF,对照组采用传统SSLF。比较2组患者围术期相关指标、并发症、手术前后阴道轴向变化、POP-Q分期以及Aa、Ap、Ba、Bp、C指示点位置变化。采用盆底障碍影响简易问卷7(PFIQ-7)、盆底功能障碍问卷简短版20(PFDI-20)、视觉模拟量表(VAS)及POP-Q分期评价疗效。结果所有患者均顺利完成手术。观察组手术时间、术中出血量均短/少于对照组(P<0.05),2组患者并发症、肛门排气时间、尿管留置时间、住院时间比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。术后6、12个月POP-Q分期以及Aa、Ba、Ap、Bp、C指示点位置组间比较差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05);观察组阴道轴向右侧偏离角度小于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);2组患者PFIQ-7和PFDI-20评分较术前均下降(P<0.05),但组间比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论SSLF采用补片重建阴道顶端的盆底支持结构,可克服坐骨棘深藏、术野狭窄、操作困难等问题,且具有快捷、微创、治愈率高的特点,对于全身状况欠佳的中盆腔缺陷患者安全、有效。     

Ligament‐induced sacral fractures of the pelvis are possible

Pelvic ring stability is maintained passively by both the osseous and the ligamentous apparatus. Therapeutic approaches focus mainly on fracture patterns, so ligaments are often neglected. When they rupture along with the bone after pelvic ring fractures, disrupting stability, ligaments need to be considered during reconstruction and rehabilitation. Our aim was to determine the influence of ligaments on open‐book injury using two experimental models with body donors. Mechanisms of bone avulsion related to open‐book injury were investigated. Open‐book injuries were induced in human pelves and subsequently investigated by anatomical dissection and endoscopy. The findings were compared to CT and MRI scans of open‐book injuries. Relevant structures were further analyzed using plastinated cross‐sections of the posterior pelvic ring. A fragment of the distal sacrum was observed, related to open‐book injury. Two ligaments were found to be responsible for this avulsion phenomenon: the caudal portion of the anterior sacroiliac ligament and another ligament running along the ventral surface of the third sacral vertebra. The sacral fragment remained attached to the coxal bone by this second ligament after open‐book injury. These results were validated using plastination and the structures were identified. Pelvic ligaments are probably involved in sacral avulsion caused by lateral traction. Therefore, ligaments should to be taken into account in diagnosis of open‐book injury and subsequent therapy. Clin. Anat. 27:770–777, 2014. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

髂腹股沟入路相关解剖学研究

目的：为髂腹股沟入路如何避免易损伤结构提供解剖学依据。方法：对20侧成尸骨盆标本,按照手术进路的层次对相关结构和神经血管进行解剖观测。结果：（1）髂外血管与闭孔血管的吻合支直径为（2.56±0.72）mm,与耻骨联合的距离为（52.41±8.12）mm。（2）股神经由腰大肌和髂肌间穿出处至腹股沟韧带间的距离为（32.58±3.97）mm,在穿腹股沟韧带处与腹股沟韧带的垂直距离为（14.33±3.00）mm。（3）坐骨神经出骨盆时,与坐骨大切迹的距离为（15.53±3.6）mm。结论：在手术先后显露耻骨上支、髂窝及坐骨大切迹时,注意不要损伤髂外血管与闭孔血管的吻合支、股神经和坐骨神经。     

膀胱的淋巴流向

在６５具童尸上，用３０％普鲁士兰氯仿溶液进行器人洲射，观察了膀胱各区域的淋巴流向，来自膀胱前壁的淋巴管行向外上方，直接或经膀胱外侧淋巴前淋巴结后间接注入髂外淋巴结，髂内淋巴结，髂总淋巴结及闭孔淋巴结。来自膀胱后壁的淋这向后上方，直接或经膀胱外侧淋巴结后间接注入髂外淋巴结，髂内淋巴结，髂总淋巴结，骶淋巴及主动脉下淋巴结。     

The pectineal ligament anatomical study and surgical applications

The aim of this study was to reinforce the importance of the pectineal ligament in laparoscopic surgery for groin hernia and female urinary incontinence, particularly its anatomical importance in the myopectineal region. A morphologic study was conducted on 44 pectineal ligaments from 23 embalmed and one fresh human cadavers, together with a radiological study on four volunteer patients. Anatomical and histological findings confirm the fact that the ligament of Cooper represents a thickening of the pectineal fascia rather than a thickening from the periosteum. The pectineal ligament provides a landmark in each approach, open or laparoscopic, anterior or posterior surgery.     

骨盆后环骨折神经损伤的临床解剖学研究

目的：了解骨盆后环骨折易损神经的相对解剖位置及其与骨折的关系。方法：解剖20具骨盆标本，神经外膜下置管造影CT扫描5例，测量腰区各神经的走行特点、与骨盆壁和骶髂关节的距离。结果：腰4腰骶干支、腰5神经和腰骶干与骶骨翼的距离不超过1cm，距离骶髂关节不超过2．5cm。闭孔神经、股神经、股外侧皮神经与骨壁的距离依次渐远。CT测量结果和人工测量结果无显著性差异。结论：腰4腰骶干支、腰5神经和腰骶干是与骨盆壁和骶髂关节的关系最为紧密的神经，它们在骨盆后环骨折及其治疗时最易受损。     

闭孔神经阻滞在经尿道膀胱肿瘤切除术的应用进展

闭孔神经阻滞主要用于防止在经尿道膀胱肿瘤切除术中大腿内收肌收缩,对于髋、膝关节手术也有良好的镇痛效果,甚至可以有效缓解截瘫、多发性硬化或脑性麻痹患者髋关节内收肌持续痉挛状态。近年来,ONB技术在TURBT中得到了越来越广泛应用,相继有文献报道经典入路、腹股沟血管旁入路、经耻骨上膀胱穿刺入路不同的ONB入路,但目前尚无三种ONB入路技术优缺点综合比较的研究。不同麻醉方式联合应用ONB也是近些年的研究热点,本文将从闭孔神经的解剖学基础、不同入路的闭孔神经阻滞的优缺点、不同麻醉方式联合ONB的效果研究三方面作一综述,阐明目前存在的问题及研究进展。     

Lateral branches of dorsal sacral nerve plexus and the long posterior sacroiliac ligament

Non-specific low back pain and peripartum pelvic pain have aetiologies that may feature the sacroiliac region. This region possesses many potential pain-generating structures sharing common sensory innervation which makes clinical differentiation of pathoanatomy difficult. This anatomical study explores the relationship between the long posterior sacroiliac ligament (LPSL) and the lateral branches of the dorsal sacral nerve plexus. Twenty-five sides of the pelvis from 16 cadavers were studied, three for histological analysis and 22 for gross anatomical dissection. We found that the LPSL is penetrated by the lateral branches of the dorsal sacral rami of predominantly S2 (96%, 21/22) and S3 (100%, 22/22), variably of S4 (59%, 13/22) and rarely of S1 (4%, 1/22). Some of the penetrating lateral branches give off nerve fibres that disappear within the ligament. These findings provide an anatomical basis for the notion that the LPSL is a potential pain generator in the posterior sacroiliac region.     

The location of the obturator nerve: a three-dimensional description of the obturator canal

Satisfactory analgesia cannot be achieved in every obturator nerve block. To attempt to improve the success rate of obturator nerve block, this study describes the detailed anatomy of the obturator region and canal. Eleven (5 female and 6 male) cadavers, totally 22 sides were dissected. Anatomical positions of the structures entering and leaving the canal were defined. The position of the obturator nerve and its branches and their relation with the obturator artery, vein, and with the internal iliac and femoral veins were investigated. A mould of the canal and a model were created. Detailed measurements were performed on the cadavers and models. The obturator canal was in the shape of a funnel compressed from superior to inferior, with anterior and posterior openings. At the entrance of the canal, the nerve lay superiorly; the artery was in the middle, and the vein lay inferiorly. The obturator nerve ran close to the lateral wall of the obturator canal. The distance of lateral wall of obturator canal to the median plane was 41.4 +/- 1.1 mm. After leaving the canal, the nerve lay laterally while the anterior branch of the artery was medial. A venous plexus lay between the two structures. The presence of the branches of the obturator artery and vein alongside the obturator nerve may increase the risk of injury to these structures during anaesthetic procedures. The anterior division of the obturator nerve has a close relationship with these vessels. To provide complete analgesia, the obturator nerve should be blocked in the obturator canal or at its external orifice.     

Anatomical complications of hysterectomy: A review

Hysterectomy is the most commonly performed gynecological procedure in the United States with three possible surgical approaches; vaginal, abdominal and laparoscopic. As with any surgical procedure, various anatomical complications can arise. These include injuries to anatomical structures such as the urinary bladder, ureter, intestines, rectum, anus, and a multitude of nervous structures. Other complications include sexual dysfunction, vaginal cuff dehiscence, and urinary incontinence. Using standard search engines, the anatomical complications of hysterectomies are reviewed. In conclusion, surgeons who perform hysterectomies or are involved with postoperative hysterectomy patients should be familiar with the possible complications of this common procedure and the steps that can be taken to help reduce the risk of those complications. Clinicians should also inform their patients of the potential complications as they can affect lifestyle and comfort. Clin. Anat. 30:946–952, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Neural mechanisms of pelvic organ cross-sensitization

Clinical observations of viscerovisceral referred pain in patients with gastrointestinal and genitourinary disorders suggest an overlap of neurohumoral mechanisms underlying both bowel and urinary bladder dysfunctions. Close proximity of visceral organs within the abdominal cavity complicates identification of the exact source of chronic pelvic pain, where it originates, and how it relocates with time. Cross-sensitization among pelvic structures may contribute to chronic pelvic pain of unknown etiology and involves convergent neural pathways of noxious stimulus transmission from two or more organs. Convergence of sensory information from discrete pelvic structures occurs at different levels of nervous system hierarchy including dorsal root ganglia, the spinal cord and the brain. The cell bodies of sensory neurons projecting to the colon, urinary bladder and male/female reproductive organs express a wide range of membrane receptors and synthesize many neurotransmitters and regulatory peptides. These substances are released from nerve terminals following enhanced neuronal excitability and may lead to the occurrence of neurogenic inflammation in the pelvis. Multiple factors including inflammation, nerve injury, ischemia, peripheral hyperalgesia, metabolic disorders and other pathological conditions dramatically alter the function of directly affected pelvic structures as well as organs located next to a damaged domain. Defining precise mechanisms of viscerovisceral cross-sensitization would have implications for the development of effective pharmacological therapies for the treatment of functional disorders with chronic pelvic pain such as irritable bowel syndrome and painful bladder syndrome. The complexity of overlapping neural pathways and possible mechanisms underlying pelvic organ crosstalk are analyzed in this review at both systemic and cellular levels.     

女性骶棘韧带区域应用解剖研究

目的　研究女性尸体标本骶棘韧带（sarospinous ligament,SSL）的解剖特点及其毗邻,为骶棘韧带固定术提供解剖学参考。 方法　对24具女性尸体进行解剖,测量相关参数。 结果　SSL长度右侧为（5.11±0.30）cm,左侧为（5.10±0.36）cm;两侧长度无明显差别。24具尸体阴部管最内侧均为阴部神经,其与坐骨棘距离为右侧（1.51±0.35）cm,左侧（1.61±0.31）cm。SSL薄且坚韧,所有标本的平均厚度约0.2 cm。尾骨肌位于SSL盆腔侧,层厚远大于SSL,且覆盖范围更大,二者联系紧密,重合部分可视为整体。臀下动脉均走行于SSL上缘及以上出骨盆,其中7条经坐骨棘端出骨盆。坐骨神经远离SSL。SSL盆腔面未见重要血管神经束。有少量血管及神经走行于SSL背侧。 结论 行骶棘韧带固定术时应选择离右侧坐骨棘至少1.51 cm、左侧至少1.61 cm处作为悬吊点。     

骶韧带耻骨阴道肌筋膜交叉缝合术联合骶棘韧带悬吊术治疗盆腔器官脱垂

目的探讨骶韧带耻骨阴道肌筋膜交叉缝合术联合骶棘韧带悬吊术治疗中、重度盆腔器官脱垂的临床应用价值。方法回顾分析我院应用骶韧带耻骨阴道肌筋膜交叉缝合术联合骶棘韧带悬吊术治疗32例中、重度盆腔器官脱垂患者的临床资料。结果 32例盆腔器官脱垂患者均以中盆腔、前盆腔缺陷为主,子宫脱垂程度均为Ⅲ度以上,都合并不同程度的阴道前后壁脱垂。行经阴道全子宫切除术+阴道前后壁修补术+骶棘韧带悬吊术+骶韧带耻骨阴道肌筋膜交叉缝合术(有压力性尿失禁患者加行尿道后韧带折叠术)。手术时间60~120 min,失血量100~300 m L,无严重并发症发生。32例术后无1例复发。结论骶韧带耻骨阴道肌筋膜交叉缝合术可显著减少骶棘韧带悬吊术治疗盆腔器官脱垂术后前盆腔缺陷复发概率,可显著加固前盆腔,且简单、安全、有效,值得在临床推广运用。     

Variability in the Origin of the Obturator Artery

INTRODUCTION

General surgeons dealing with laparoscopic herniorrhaphy should be aware of the aberrant obturator artery that crosses the superior pubic ramus and is susceptible to injuries during dissection of the Bogros space and mesh stapling onto Cooper’s ligament. The obturator artery is usually described as a branch of the anterior division of the internal iliac artery, although variations have been reported.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

The present study was conducted on 98 pelvic halves of embalmed cadavers, and the origin and course of the obturator artery were traced and noted.

RESULTS

In 79% of the specimens, the obturator artery was a branch of the internal iliac artery. It branched off at different levels either from the anterior division or posterior division, individually or with other named branches. In 19% of the cases, the obturator artery branched off from the external iliac artery as a separate branch or with the inferior epigastric artery. However, in the remaining 2% of the specimens, both the internal and the external iliac arteries branched to form an anastomotic structure within the pelvic cavity.

CONCLUSION

The data obtained in this study show that it is more common to find an abnormal obturator artery than was reported previously, and this observation has implications for pelvic surgeons and is of academic interest to anatomists. Surgeons dealing with direct, indirect, femoral, or obturator hernias need to be aware of these variations and their close proximity to the femoral ring.     

The female inferior hypogastric (= pelvic) plexus: anatomical and radiological description of the plexus and its afferences—applications to pelvic surgery

AIM OF THE STUDY: We wanted to determine the anatomical features of the inferior hypogastric plexus (IHP), and the useful landmarks for a safe surgical approach during pelvic surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We dissected the IHP in 22 formolized female anatomical subjects, none of which bore any stigmata of subumbilical surgery. RESULTS: The inferior hypogastric plexus (IHP) is a triangle with a posterior base and an anterior inferior top. It can be described as having three edges and three angles; its inferior edge stretches constantly from the fourth sacral root to the ureter's point of entry into the posterior layer of the broad ligament; its cranial edge is strictly parallel to the posterior edge of the hypogastric artery, along which it runs at a distance of 10 mm; its posterior (dorsal) edge is at the point of contact with the sacral roots, from which it receives its afferences. They most frequently originate from S3 or S4 (60%) and then, in one or two branches, often from S2 (40%), never from S1 and in exceptional cases from S5 (20%). There are sympathetic afferences in 30% of cases, usually through a single branch of the second, third or fourth sacral ganglion. All IHPs have at least one sacral afference and sometimes there may be up to three afferences from the same sacral root. Its dorsal cranial angle, which is superior, comes after the SHP (hypogastric nerve or presacral nerve filament); its anterior inferior angle is located exactly at the ureter's point of entry into the posterior layer of the broad ligament. This is the top of the IHP; its posterior inferior angle is located at the point of contact with the fourth sacral root. At its entrance at the base of the parametrium the pelvic ureter is the anterior, fundamental positional reference for the IHP. The vaginal efferences come out of the top of the IHP through branches leading to the bladder, the vagina and the rectum, which originate through two trunks exactly underneath the crossing point of the ureter and the uterine artery: (i) one trunk leading to the bladder runs along and underneath the ureter and divides into two groups, which are lateral and medial, trigonal. (ii) the trunk leading to the vagina runs along the inferior edge of the uterine artery. At the point of contact with the lateral edge of the vagina, it splits into two groups: anterior thin and posterior voluminous. Some of its branches perforate the posterior wall of the vagina and are distributed to the rectovaginal septum in a tooth comb pattern. The inferior branches, which emerge from the inferior edge of the IHP, reach the rectum directly. The dissection of the 22 specimens allowed us to describe three efferent plexuses: a vaginal rectal plexus, a vesical plexus and a inferior rectal plexus. So the IHP's anterior, fundamental positional reference is the pelvic ureter at the point where it enters at the base of the parametrium, then at the crossing point of the uterine artery. The ureter is the vector for vesical efferences, the uterine artery is the vector for vaginal efferences, which are thus sent into the vesicovaginal septum and the rectovaginal septum. This surgical point of reference is of vital importance in nerve sparing during the course of a simple or extended hysterectomy. Any dissection carried out underneath and outside of the ureter inevitably carries a risk of lesions to its efferent, lateral vesical or medial, rectovaginal fibres.     

骨盆骨折髂腹股沟入路避免神经血管损伤的临床解剖学

目的　为髂腹股沟入路在骨盆骨折手术中避免神经血管损伤提供解剖学依据。  方法    在15具(男9具,女6具)30侧成尸标本上选择髂前上棘、耻骨结节和腹股沟韧带为标志观测股外侧皮神经(Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve,LFCN)、髂腹股沟神经(Ilioinguinal nerve,IN)、股神经耻骨肌支和闭孔动脉(Obturator artery,OA)的走形特点,所测数据统计学处理。  结果     ① LFCN在髂前上棘内侧穿出腹股沟韧带占96.67% (29/30侧),距髂前上棘中心点(20.01±0.32)mm;被腹股沟韧带纵横纤维所包裹的占33.33% (10/30侧);在阔筋膜形成的筋膜鞘中走行占46.67%(14/30侧)。② IN穿出腹内斜肌部位距离髂前上棘中心点为(5.41±0.50)mm,穿出腹外斜肌腱膜部位距离耻骨结节中心点为(18.04±0.21)mm。  结论　在显露髂骨翼内侧面和骶髂关节时,应在LFCN走行的阔筋膜和腹股沟韧带部位进行显露和预防性松解,以免牵拉损伤;切开腹外斜肌腱膜时应从腹股沟韧带两端上方5 mm处开始,防止损伤深面的IN。在显露髂耻隆起时先寻找和结扎闭孔血管耻骨支,以免引起不可控制的出血。     

Anatomical basis of transgluteal pudendal nerve block

Background  The pudendal nerve may become entrapped either within the pudendal canal or near the sacrotuberous ligament resulting in a partial conduction block. The goal of the present anatomical study was to assess a new transgluteal injection technique in terms of the precise injection site and the resulting distribution of the injected agent. Materials and methods  This study was carried out using eight fresh human cadavers. An epidural needle with a removable wing was inserted and the catheter position visualized using MRI. Through the catheter 10 ml of gadolinium contrast medium was injected into three of the cadavers. A further four cadavers were injected with latex and blue pigment and the pelvi-perineal area of each then separated from the trunk for freezing before being cut into 4–8 mm thick sections with an electric bandsaw. One final cadaver was injected with a mix of gadolinium (5 ml) and latex (5 ml) and both the MRI and anatomical procedures outlined above were performed. Results  Using MRI, we clearly imaged both the site of injection, near the trunk of the pudendal nerve, and the gadolinium contrast medium in different pelvic and perineal areas and around the fascia of the obturator internus and levator ani muscle. Concerning the anatomical study, latex was observed mainly around the sacrotuberous ligament, along the obturator internus muscle and in the perineal area in contact with the dividing branches of the pudendal nerve. The mixed injection of latex and gadolinium in the pudendal canal was found with the same localization between MRI and anatomical studies. Conclusion  This easily performed technique should provide a new approach for treating perineal neuralgia via pudendal nerve block in the consultation room without the need for computed tomography.