Preservation of the cavernous nerves during radical pelvic surgery is one of the crucial factors for the maintenance of postoperative erectile function. Currently, there is no clinically applicable ...

Led by our expert faculty of anatomists, this half-day review of the Anatomy of the Male Pelvis is aimed at professionals with a scope of practice relevant to the region, such as practitioners ...

The obturator nerve is a large, multibranched nerve that travels through your pelvis to your inner thigh. This nerve helps you feel sensations like temperature and pain in your lower limbs. It also ...

Hannah is a human anatomist at the University of Bristol and teaches across undergraduate anatomy and medicine programmes. She began her medical training in Ireland, specialising in Obstetrics and ...

Female sexual disorders are prevalent in developed countries, affecting approximately 25-60% of women. Sexual function is an important aspect of quality of life, sparingly investigated in women ...

Fecal incontinence results when the pressure in the rectum exceeds anal sphincter pressure. Coughing or lifting can transiently increase intra-abdominal pressure and result in stool leakage if the ...

In a severe traumatic pelvic fracture, the sheering forces of the trauma or pieces of the broken pelvic bones can lacerate or tear the urinary system. This type of trauma can range in its severity and ...