Fig. 12

A–J The process of manually “constructing” the 3D printed model of the female pelvis. A Base plate (pelvic floor) together with bladder and urethra, uterus with vagina, rectum and pelvic bones. B parametrium. C sacrouterine ligament. D round ligament. E venous vessels (inferior vena cava, iliac vein, internal iliac vein). F arterial vessels (aorta, internal iliac artery, external iliac artery, uterine artery) with lymph nodes (pelvic and paraaortic) and ovaries with ovarian ligament and suspensory ligament of ovary (= infundibulopelvic ligament). G ureters. H superior and inferior hypogastric plexus. I bare base plate (pelvic floor) with urethral, vaginal and anal orifice. J vulva with labia majora and minora, clitoris and anus