Surgery: What is the blood supply to the rectum:

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What is the blood supply to the rectum:

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Proximal?
Superior hemorrhoidal (or superior rectal) from the IMA
Middle?
Middle hemorrhoidal (or middle rectal) from the hypogastric (internal iliac)
Distal?
Inferior hemorrhoidal (or inferior rectal) from the pudendal artery (a branch of
the hypogastric artery)

Surgery

What is the blood supply to the rectum:

Proximal? Superior hemorrhoidal (or superior rectal) from the IMA Middle? Middle hemorrhoidal (or middle rectal) from the hypogastric (internal iliac) Distal? Inferior hemorrhoidal (or inferior rectal) from the pudendal artery (a branch of the hypogastric artery)

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