Vesical arteries are variable in number. They supply the
bladder and terminal
ureter. The two most prominent are the
superior vesical artery and the
inferior vesical artery.[1] The superior vesical artery comes off of the
internal iliac artery and sometimes the
umbilical artery.[2] The inferior vesical artery comes off of the internal iliac artery.[3][4] The inferior vesical artery is a
pelvic branch of the internal iliac artery in men; and in women it branches from the
vaginal artery.[5] This literature has been reviewed recently with observations of variation in pelvic
vascularization and the close relationship between
vaginal and bladder vascularization in women.[6]
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