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AN ANOMALOUS ORIGIN of OBTURATOR ARTERY and ITS CLINICAL IMPORTANCE in HUMANS Thirupathi Rao Original Article AN ANOMALOUS ORIGIN OF OBTURATOR ARTERY AND ITS CLINICAL IMPORTANCE IN HUMANS Thirupathi rao. Vishnumukkala1, Srinivasarao. Yalakurthy2, Swayam Jothi Dorai Raj3 Lecturer, Wind field International College, Kualalumpur, Malaysia1.Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, KIMSRF, Amalapurum, India2.Professor & Head, Department of Anatomy, Satya Sai Medical College, Chennai3 ABSTRACT Background: Obturator artery is one of the medium sized parietal branches of the anterior division of internal iliac artery and it supplies the medial side of the thigh. It is the most variable vessel among the branches of the internal iliac artery. Materials and Methods: The present study was conducted on a total of 45 pelvic halves had been studied. The material consisted of adult subjects between the ages of forty and eighty five, from the dissection hall of department of anatomy of Alluri Sitarama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences, Eluru, and Andhra Pradesh. The findings were observed and recorded. Results: Origin of obturator artery was most fre- quently a direct branch of the anterior division of the internal iliac artery, in 16 specimens (35.55%). It was arising from the inferior epigastric artery in 12 specimens (26.66%). It arose from the common trunk of inferior gluteal and internal pudendal artery in 6 specimens (13.33%) etc. Conclusion: The variations in obturator artery may lead to surgical complications during pelvic surgeries requiring suturing along the pelvic brim. The anomalies affecting the arterial patterns of the limbs are based on unusual selection of channels from primary capillaries. The most appropriate channel enlarges, whilst the others retract and disappear, thereby establish- ing the final arterial pattern and resulting in variations in the origin. Prior knowledge of the anatomical varia- tions may be beneficial for vascular surgeons ligating the internal iliac artery or its branches and the radiolo- gists interpreting angiograms of the pelvic region. KEY WORDS: OBTURATOR ARTERY; ORIGIN; VARIATIONS; INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY. Address for Correspondence: Thirupathi rao Vishnumukkala, Wind field International College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. E-Mail: [email protected] Access this Article online Quick Response code Web site: International Journal of Anatomy and Research www.ijmhr.org/ijar.htm Received: 01 May 2013 Published: 26 May 2013 Accepted: 11 May 2013 INTRODUCTION Obturator artery is one of the medium sized the pelvis makes the study of the vascular parietal branches of the anterior division of patterns and their variations of much internal iliac artery it inclines antero-inferiorly importance 4. The rapid development of surgical on the lateral pelvic wall and leaves the pelvic and investigatory techniques and expertise, cavity by passing through the obturator especially in cases involving obstetric procedures foramen. It supplies the medial side of the thigh. or urogenital interventions, makes it essential to It is the most variable vessel among the understand the vascular tree in the abdomen branches of the internal iliac artery1. especially in the pelvis 5. The presence of organs and other anatomical In 20-30% of subjects the obturator artery is structures within the closely packed confines of Int J Anat Res 2013, 01:02-06 02 Thirupathi Rao Vishnumukkala et.al, replaced by an enlarged pubic branch of the The observations regarding the origins of obtu- inferior epigastric; this descends almost rator artery were recorded carefully. Photogra- vertically to the obturator foramen. Such an phy and drawings were made after displaying abnormal obturator artery is usually near the the different origins of obturator artery. The external iliac vein, lateral to the femoral ring, and photographs were made, using Nikon SLR cam- is then safe in herniotomy. Sometimes it curves era with zoom lens. along the edge of the lacunar part of the inguinal ligament, partly encircling the neck of a hernial sac, and may be inadvertently cut during RESULTS enlargement of the femoral ring in reducing a 6 femoral hernia . The observations made in 45 pelvic halves were The OA has been reported to originate from all revealed that obturator artery was most the neighboring arteries which includes even the frequently a direct branch of the anterior division common iliac or any of the branches of the of the internal iliac artery, in 16 specimens internal iliac artery. Interestingly the ratio of the (35.55%) (Fig: 6). It was arising from the inferior frequency of the OA originating from the internal epigastric artery in 12 specimens (26.66%) (Fig: iliac artery to those originating from epigastric 7). It arose from the common trunk of inferior and external iliac artery has been reported to gluteal and internal pudendal artery in 6 be 3:17. specimens (13.33%) (Fig: 8). In 4 specimens (8.88%), the obturator artery arose as a direct Since the variations in the origin of obturator branch of external iliac artery (Fig: 4). In 2 artery are of great surgical and radiological specimens (4.44%), the obturator artery was importance, but a detailed study had not been arising from the superior gluteal artery(Fig: 5 ). done previously in the local area (Andhra region), In 2 specimens (4.44%), the obturator artery was it was decided to undertake this present study. arising from the inferior gluteal artery (Fig: 1). Isolation of obturator artery from different In 2 specimens (4.44%) the obturator artery was sources were done to know more about it than arising from the internal pudendal artery (Fig: already documented and thereby hoping to add 3). In 1 specimen (2.22%), the obturator artery more information to guide the radiologists and arose from iliolumbar artery (Fig: 2). operating surgeons. FIG: 1. OBTURATOR ARTERY FROM INFERIOR GLUTEAL ARTERY MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 45 pelvic halves had been studied, of which study on 12 pelvis were also included (i.e., 24 pelvic halves) and the remaining 21 being single sides. Of these, 5 were from female (adults), and 40 were from adult males. The material consisted of adult subjects between the ages of forty and eighty five, from the dissec- tion hall of department of anatomy of Alluri Sitarama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences, Eluru, and Andhra Pradesh. The study was car- ried out in the dissection hall of the above col- lege. The pelvic viscera were pulled away from the pelvic walls to expose the Obturator artery. The IIA: INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY, EIA: EXTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY, internal iliac vein and its tributaries were re- SGA: SUPERIOR GLUTEAL ARTERY, IGA: INFERIOR GLUTEAL moved in some cases to get a clear exposure of ARTERY, IPA: INTERNAL PUDENDAL ARTERY, OA: OBTURATOR the arteries. The origins of obturator artery were ARTERY, ON: OBTURATOR NERVE, OV: OBTURATOR VEIN, OF: dissected carefully. OBTURATOR FORAMEN Int J Anat Res 2013, 01:02-06 03 Thirupathi Rao Vishnumukkala et.al, FIG: 2. OBTURATOR ARTERY FROM ILIOLUMBAR ARTERY FIG: 3. OBTURATOR ARTERY FROM INTERNAL PUDENDAL ARTERY SGA:SUPERIOR GLUTEAL ARTERY IIA: INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY, EIA: EXTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY, ILA:ILIOLUMBAR ARTERY SGA: SUPERIOR GLUTEAL ARTERY, IGA: INFERIOR OA:OBTURATOR ARTERY GLUTEAL ARTERY, IPA: INTERNAL PUDENDAL ARTERY, OA: OBTURATOR ARTERY, ON: OBTURATOR NERVE FIG: 4. OBTURATOR ARTERY FROM EXTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY FIG: 5. OBTURATOR ARTERY FROM SUPERIOR GLUTEAL ARTERY IIA: INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY IIA: INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY, EIA: EXTERNAL ILIAC EIA: EXTRENAL ILIAC ARTERY ARTERY, SGA: SUPERIOR GLUTEAL ARTERY, IGA: INFERIOR GLUTEAL ARTERY, IPA: INTERNAL PUDENDAL ARTERY, OA: OBTURATOR ARTERY IEA: INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY OA: OBTURATOR ARTERY, ON: OBTURATOR NERVE FIG: 6. OBTURATOR ARTERY FROM ANTERIOR DIVISION FIG: 7. OBTURATOR ARTERY FROM INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY IIA: INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY, EIA: EXTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY, IIA: INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY, EIA: EXTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY, SGA: SUPERIOR GLUTEAL ARTERY, IGA: INFERIOR IEA: INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY, OA: OBTURATOR GLUTEAL ARTERY, IPA: INTERNAL PUDENDAL ARTERY, OA: ARTERY, ON: OBTURATOR NERVE OBTURATOR ARTERY, ON: OBTURATOR NERVE Int J Anat Res 2013, 01:02-06 04 Thirupathi Rao Vishnumukkala et.al, FIG: 8. OBTURATOR ARTERY FROM THE COMMON Fig.9: Origins of Obturator artery (In order of TRUNCK OF INFERIOR GLUTEAL AND INTERNAL frequency) PUDENDAL ARTERIES 1.. From Anterior Division of Internal Iliac Artery- 35.55%. 2. IIA: INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY, EIA: EXTERNAL ILIAC From Inferior Epigastric Artery – 26.66%. 3. From Inferior ARTERY, SGA: SUPERIOR GLUTEAL ARTERY, IGA: INFERIOR Gluteal – Internal Pudendal Trunk – 13.33%. 4. From External GLUTEAL ARTERY, IPA: INTERNAL PUDENDAL ARTERY, OA: Iliac – 8.88%. 5. From Inferior Gluteal Artery – 4.44%. 6. From OBTURATOR ARTERY, ON: OBTURATOR NERVE, ILA: Internal Pudendal Artery – 4.44%. 7. From Superior Gluteal ILIOLUMBAR ARTERY, LSA: LATERAL SACRAL ARTERY, CT: Artery – 4.44%. 8. From Iliolumbar Artery – 2.22%. COMMON TRUNCK OF INFERIOR GLUTEAL AND INTERNAL PUDENDAL ARTERIES All investigators agreed that the most common site of origin of this vessel was from the anterior DISCUSSION division of the internal iliac artery as a direct branch. The incidence of the origin of obturator The obturator artery was much more variable, artery directly from the anterior division of the several earlier workers including Reid (1836), internal iliac artery (35.55%) noted in the present Parsons and Keith (1897), Dubreuil-Chambadel study was in agreement with Parsons and Keith (1925), Pick, Ashley and Anson (1942), (1897), (39.3%). Braithwaite (1952) and more recently, Jakubowicz (1996) had provided extensive data In the present study the second highest on the variations in the origin of the obturator incidence of the origin of obturator artery was artery. The variations in the origin of the from inferior epigastric artery (26.66%). It was obturatory artery as reported by various workers in agreement with Parsons and Keith (1897), and the findings observed in the present study (25%). All other incidences of origin of obturator were summarized in below table. artery were more or less equal to that of Parsons FREQUENCIES REPORTED BY DIFFERENT WORKERS and Keith (1897).
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