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Thus, the aim of this study was to describe the anatomy of the SHP and vessels at the L5\u2013S1 level, and to evaluate the possibility of SHP mobilization and its retraction to the side.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Twelve formaldehyde-embalmed cadavers (6 female and 6 male; mean age 65.5 years [range 60\u201377 years]) were dissected. Distances from the SHP and middle sacral vessels to the midline were measured at the L5\u2013S1 level. The relationship of the great vessel bifurcations and common iliac vessels to the SHP were noted. The extent of lateral retraction of the SHP following mobilization was measured in relation to the midline. Moreover, the positions of the SHP and middle sacral vessels relative to the midline at the L5\u2013S1 level were determined.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The SHP formed below the aortic bifurcation and was present at the L5\u2013S1 level in all cases. The SHP overlaid the midline with a left-sided shift. There were 4 cases (33.3%) in which lateral retraction was not achievable because the plexus divided into hypogastric nerves at the L5\u2013S1 level or was too wide for safe mobilization. In the remaining cases, retraction on the left side was achievable up to 15.3 mm from the midline, while retraction to the right side was limited to 5.3 mm from the midline. The types of SHP morphological arrangement included single cord (41.7%), plexiform (41.7%), and fiber (16.6%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Based on the more extensive left-sided shift of the SHP at the L5\u2013S1 level and frequent presence of the third left splanchnic lumbar nerve, attempting retraction to the left side is recommended. If it is not feasible, the SHP should be split at the midline, with both components mobilized laterally.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3171\/2025.1.spine241365","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,25]],"date-time":"2025-04-25T22:21:40Z","timestamp":1745619700000},"page":"19-25","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Anatomy of the superior hypogastric plexus and its relevance to anterior lumbar interbody fusion"],"prefix":"10.3171","volume":"43","author":[{"given":"Anhelina","family":"Khadanovich","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anatomy, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague;"},{"name":"Center for Endoscopic, Surgical and Clinical Anatomy (CESKA), Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michal","family":"Benes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anatomy, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague;"},{"name":"Center for Endoscopic, Surgical and Clinical Anatomy (CESKA), Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague;"},{"name":"First Department of Orthopaedics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Motol University Hospital, Prague;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Radek","family":"Kaiser","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anatomy, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague;"},{"name":"Center for Endoscopic, Surgical and Clinical Anatomy (CESKA), Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague;"},{"name":"Department of Spinal Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford; and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jeremy","family":"Reynolds","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Spinal Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford; and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gerard","family":"Mawhinney","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Spinal Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford; and"},{"name":"Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Oxford, United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jan","family":"Stulik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Spinal Surgery, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"David","family":"Kachlik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anatomy, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague;"},{"name":"Center for Endoscopic, Surgical and Clinical Anatomy (CESKA), Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1754","reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"b1","series-title":"Orthop Surg","first-page":"153","article-title":"Indications for anterior lumbar interbody fusion","volume":"5","author":"Mobbs RJ","year":"2013","unstructured":"Mobbs RJ, Loganathan A, Yeung V, Rao PJ. 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