Vol 67, No 2 (2008)
Case report
Published online: 2008-03-06
A rare variational anatomy of the profunda femoris artery
Folia Morphol 2008;67(2):157-158.
Abstract
The course and ramification of the vessels of the lower limbs have long received
attention from anatomists and surgeons. During educational dissection
with undergraduate students of the Department of Anatomy of the NRI Medical
College we observed in a male cadaver of about 55 years the rare variation of
the profunda femoris artery originating from the medial side of the femoral
artery and coursing in front of the femoral vein on the left side of thigh. The
medial circumflex artery, arising by a common trunk with the profunda femoris,
also coursed superficially to the femoral vein to continue further. The lateral
circumflex femoral artery arose directly from the femoral artery and coursed
parallel to the femoral artery on the lateral side and divided into branches. The
anatomy of the profunda femoris artery on the right side was normal. It has
been reported that arteriovenous fistulas can occur in the groin region as
a complication of percutaneous angioplasty or cardiac catheterisation of the
femoral vessels. A complete understanding of the anatomy of the femoral triangle
is thus necessary in order to avoid this and other complications.
(Folia Morphol 2008: 67: 157–158)
(Folia Morphol 2008: 67: 157–158)
Keywords: medial circumflex femoral arteryarteriovenous fistulacardiac catheterisation
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