| Sigmoid arteries | |
| Latin: | arteriae sigmoideae |
The sigmoid arteries are 2–5 branches of the inferior mesenteric artery that are distributed to the distal descending colon and the sigmoid colon.[1]
The sigmoid arteries course obliquely inferior-ward and to the left, passing posterior to the peritoneum and in anterior to the psoas major, ureter,[2] and Gonadal artery.
The sigmoid arteries anastomose with the left colic superiorly, and with the superior rectal artery inferiorly.