Vesical arteries are variable in number. They supply the
bladder and terminal
ureter. The two most prominent are the superior vesical artery and the inferior vesical artery.
The superior vesical artery comes off of the internal iliac artery and sometimes the
umbilical artery.
The inferior vesical artery comes off of the internal iliac artery.
The inferior vesical artery is a
Pelvis branch of the internal iliac artery in men; and in women it branches from the
vaginal artery.
This literature has been reviewed recently with observations of variation in pelvic
vascularization and the close relationship between
Vagina and bladder vascularization in women.
