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SAS Journal of Medicine | Volume-3 | Issue-08
Variable Branches of the Common Iliac Artery
Dr. B.A. EL Mamoun
Published: Aug. 26, 2017 |
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DOI: 10.36347/sasjm
Pages: 218-222
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Abstract
The description of the common iliac artery and its branches varies significantly in various anatomic references.
The results of the observations of several authors are discussed. A study of 143 cadavers in which the branches of the
common iliac arteries are investigated is reported. In this study 93 cases (65%) showed no branch from the common iliac
artery. In 50 cases (35%) a lateral branch was found. Out of these 50, 18 were given off from the right side, 16 from the
left and 16 from both sides. The average diameter of the branch lumen was about 3 mm. The branches supplied the
iliopsoas muscle (in addition to the iliolumbar artery), occasionally the ureter, lymph- nodes or kidney. In operative
procedures near the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta, it is necessary to look for lateral branches of the common iliac
artery.