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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Morphological Sciences 2016; 33(02): 096-098
DOI: 10.4322/jms.090015
Original Article
Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Variability of the obturator artery with its surgical implications

J. B. M. Tajra
1   Departamento de Anatomia, Faculdade de Medicina do Planalto Central, CEP 71215-770, Brasília, DF, Brazil
,
C. F. Lima
2   Anatomia Médica, Faculdade de Medicina do Planalto Central, CEP 71215-770, Brasília, DF, Brazil
,
F. R. Pires
2   Anatomia Médica, Faculdade de Medicina do Planalto Central, CEP 71215-770, Brasília, DF, Brazil
,
L. Sales
2   Anatomia Médica, Faculdade de Medicina do Planalto Central, CEP 71215-770, Brasília, DF, Brazil
,
D. Junqueira
2   Anatomia Médica, Faculdade de Medicina do Planalto Central, CEP 71215-770, Brasília, DF, Brazil
,
E. Mauro
2   Anatomia Médica, Faculdade de Medicina do Planalto Central, CEP 71215-770, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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Publication History

26 June 2015

09 July 2016

Publication Date:
16 October 2018 (online)

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Abstract

The vascular anatomy of the pelvis has in the retro pubic space one the most dangerous artery variations for the surgical approach. The aim of this study was to evaluate arise from obturator artery and its implications. Eleven specimens were bisected pelvic an adult cadaver. The iliac artery and femoral artery were identified and divided in their branches. The anomalous origin was noted in 22.72% with an anastomotic branch between the external iliac or inferior epigastric vessels found in 13.69%. The right side showed a greater variation than left side with 27.27% versus 18.18%. Our data suggest that retro pubic space has critical vascular variations of the obturator artery with many probabilities of the lesions.

Keywords

vascular anatomy - obturador artery - pelvis anatomy