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An 81-Year-Old Man Presented to the Emergency Department Due to Recurrent

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An 81-year-old man presented to the emergency department due to recurrent bleeding per rectum. The last colonoscopy revealed several diverticula across the colon. His hemoglobin is 8 g/dL, with a normal coagulation profile. An abdominal angiogram shows active bleeding in the sigmoid colon. Catheter embolization is decided. During the catheterization process, the catheter will pass through which of the following blood vessels?


A) External iliac, common iliac, abdominal aorta, celiac
B) External iliac, common iliac, abdominal aorta, inferior mesenteric
C) External iliac, common iliac, abdominal aorta, superior mesenteric
D) External iliac, internal iliac, internal pudendal
E) External iliac, internal iliac, middle rectal

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