The sigmoid arteries are 2–5 branches of the inferior mesenteric artery that are distributed to the distal descending colon and the sigmoid colon.[1]

Sigmoid arteries
Sigmoid colon and rectum, showing distribution of branches of inferior mesenteric artery and their anastomoses
The inferior mesenteric artery and its branches (sigmoid arteries labeled at bottom right)
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Identifiers
Latinarteriae sigmoideae
TA98A12.2.12.072
TA24295
FMA14830
Anatomical terminology

Anatomy

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Course and relations

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The sigmoid arteries course obliquely inferior-ward and to the left, passing posterior to the peritoneum and in anterior to the psoas major, ureter,[2] and Gonadal artery.[1]

Anastomoses

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The sigmoid arteries anastomose with the left colic superiorly, and with the superior rectal artery inferiorly.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42nd ed.). New York. p. 1197. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 610.
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