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. 2019 Mar 7;5(Suppl 1):S2–S10. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1678575

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Fig. 16 — Confirming the location of the ureters: A safe and reliable method for finding the ureters is to expose the common iliac artery by expanding the field of view with your index fingers until the ureter intersects the common iliac artery then tracing the ureter downward. (Reproduced with permission from 1. Hiramatsu Y. Basic Procedure 1. In: Hiramatsu Y, Konishi I, Sakuragi N, Takeda S, eds. Mastering the Essential Surgical Procedures OGS Now, No.2 Total Abdominal Hysterectomy (Japanese). Tokyo: Medical View; 2010: 42–55. Copyright © Medical View).