RT Book, Section
A1 Stogicza, Agnes
A2 Diwan, Sudhir
A2 Staats, Peter S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1107198439
T1 Superior and Inferior Hypogastric Plexus Blocks
T2 Atlas of Pain Medicine Procedures
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071738767
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107198439
RD 2024/04/20
AB The  hypogastric  plexus  is  the  extension  of  the  aortic  plexus  in  the  retroperitoneal  space,  below  the  aortic  bifurcation.  The  upper  part,  the  superior  hypogastric  plexus,  is  located  anterior  to  the  L5  vertebral  body  and  the  sacral  promontory,  whereas  the  inferior  hypogastric  plexus  lies  within  the  bilateral  presacral  tissues  on  either  side  of  the  rectum  at  S2,  S3,  and  S4  levels.  Pain  from  the  lower  abdominal  as  well  as  the  pelvic  and  perineal  area  is  transmitted  through  the  hypogastric  plexus.