Rare origin of the obturator artery from the external iliac artery with two obturator veins
Origem rara de artéria obturatória a partir da artéria ilíaca externa acompanhada por duas veias obturatórias
Kiyoshi Goke, Lucas Alves Sarmento Pires, Tulio Fabiano de Oliveira Leite, Carlos Alberto Araujo Chagas
Abstract
The obturator artery is a branch of the internal iliac artery, although there are reports documenting variations, with origin from neighboring vessels such as the common iliac and external iliac arteries or from any branch of the internal iliac artery. It normally runs anteroinferiorly along the lateral wall of the pelvis to the upper part of the obturator foramen where it exits the pelvis by passing through said foramen. Along its course, the artery is accompanied by the obturator nerve and one obturator vein. It supplies the muscles of the medial compartment of the thigh and anastomoses with branches of the femoral artery on the hip joint. We report a rare arterial variation in a Brazilian cadaver in which the obturator artery arose from the external iliac artery, passing beyond the external iliac vein toward the obturator foramen, and was accompanied by two obturator veins with distinct paths. We also discuss its clinical significance.
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A artéria obturatória é um ramo da artéria ilíaca interna, embora haja grande variabilidade a respeito de sua origem, pois tal vaso pode surgir de diversas artérias vizinhas, como a artéria ilíaca comum e a artéria ilíaca externa, assim de como qualquer ramo da artéria ilíaca interna. Normalmente, a artéria obturatória corre anteroinferiormente pela parede lateral da pelve até a porção superior do forame obturatório, ponto em que sai da pelve. No seu trajeto, a artéria é acompanhada pelo nervo e veia obturatórios. Ela supre os músculos do compartimento medial da coxa e possui anastomoses com ramos da artéria femoral na articulação do quadril e coxa. Este trabalho visa relatar e discutir os aspectos clínicos de uma variação incomum na artéria obturatória, na qual ela se origina da artéria ilíaca externa acompanhada de duas veias obturatórias com trajetos distintos.
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