A 45-year-old woman presented to the office complaining of pelvic pain for the last two months. The patient has been complaining of pelvic pain every day, and it is not related to menstrual cycles. Additionally. the patient's waist size increased despite diminished appetite. Physical examination shows irregular adnexal mass. She is referred for pelvis surgery to remove the ovarian neoplasm. During the surgery, the surgeon would palpate the ureter anterior to which of the following structures?

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Eductional Objective: The ureter travels posterior to the gonadal vessels in the retroperitoneum and passes anterior to the common/external iliac vessels before reaching the true pelvis. In the true pelvis, the internal iliac artery lies posterior to the ureter, while the uterine artery passes anterior to the ureter.

A 45-Year-Old Woman Presented to the Office Complaining of Pelvic