Fig. 4. Dissection line used for super-radical hysterectomy. The blue arrow indicates the dissection line of a super-radical hysterectomy. This procedure requires dissection closer to key anatomical structures of the pelvic sidewall than nerve-sparing and non-nerve-sparing radical hysterectomies.

HGN, hypogastric nerve; IIA, internal iliac artery; IIV, internal iliac vein; IS, ischial spine; PSN, pelvic splanchnic nerve; SSL, sacrospinous ligament.