Superior hypogastric plexus

Superior hypogastric plexus
The right sympathetic chain and its connections with the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic plexuses. (Hypogastric plexus is labeled on right, fourth from the bottom.)
Lower half of right sympathetic cord.
Details
InnervatesPelvis
Identifiers
Latinplexus hypogastricus superior, nervus presacralis
MeSHD007001
TA98A14.3.03.046
TA26711
FMA6642
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The superior hypogastric plexus (in older texts, hypogastric plexus or presacral nerve) is a plexus of nerves situated on the vertebral bodies anterior to the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta. It bifurcates to form the left and the right hypogastric nerve.[1] The SHP is the continuation of the abdominal aortic plexus.[2]

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  2. ^ Eid S, Iwanaga J, Chapman JR, Oskouian RJ, Loukas M, Tubbs RS (2018). "Superior Hypogastric Plexus and Its Surgical Implications During Spine Surgery: A Review". World Neurosurg. 120: 163–167. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.08.170. PMID 30172971. S2CID 52145526.