Anatomical considerations of selective pudendal neurectomy.
The pudendal nerve was examined in 100 cadavers of both sexes. Because of the variable number of trunks of the pudendal nerve, 5 types were distinguished: one-trunked; two-trunked, rectopudendal; two-trunked, pudendo-penile (or -clitoridal); three-trunked, recto-perineo-penile (or -clitoridal); four-trunked, recto-perineo-perineopenile (or -clitoridal). The authors' suggestions make it possible to perform selective pudendectomy, consisting in denervation of the sphincter urethrae muscle by neurectomy of the perineal branches of the pudendal nerve.
Sikorski
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Department of Anatomy, Military Medical Academy, Lódź, Poland.
Olszewski
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Miekoś
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002987:Clitoris / Q000294:innervation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010413:Penis / Q000294:innervation; D010502:Perineum / Q000294:innervation; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*