Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Variants of the Obturatory Artery.

external iliac artery (EIA) internal iliac artery (IIA) obturator artery (OA)

Journal

Journal of clinical medicine
ISSN: 2077-0383
Titre abrégé: J Clin Med
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101606588

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
27 Jul 2023
Historique:
received: 01 05 2023
revised: 05 06 2023
accepted: 28 06 2023
medline: 12 8 2023
pubmed: 12 8 2023
entrez: 12 8 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Knowledge of vascular anatomy and its possible variations is essential for performing embolization or revascularization procedures and complex surgery in the pelvis. The obturator artery (OA) is a branch of the anterior division of the internal iliac artery (IIA), and it has the highest frequency of variation among branches of the internal iliac artery. Possible anomalies of the origin of the obturator artery (OA) should be known when performing pelvic and groin surgery, where its control or ligation may be required. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis, based on Sanudo's classification, is to analyze the origin of the obturator artery (OA) and its variants. Thirteen articles published between 1952 and 2020 were included. The obturator artery (OA) was present in almost all cases (99.8%): the pooled prevalence estimate for the origin from the IIA axis was 77.7% (95% CI 71.8-83.1%) vs. 22.3% (95% CI 16.9-28.2%) for the origin from EIA axis. In most cases, the obturator artery (OA) originated from the anterior division trunk of the internal iliac artery (IIA) (61.6%). Performing preoperative radiological examination to determine the pelvic vascular pattern and having the awareness to evaluate possible changes in the obturator artery can reduce the risk of iatrogenic injury and complications.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Knowledge of vascular anatomy and its possible variations is essential for performing embolization or revascularization procedures and complex surgery in the pelvis. The obturator artery (OA) is a branch of the anterior division of the internal iliac artery (IIA), and it has the highest frequency of variation among branches of the internal iliac artery. Possible anomalies of the origin of the obturator artery (OA) should be known when performing pelvic and groin surgery, where its control or ligation may be required. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis, based on Sanudo's classification, is to analyze the origin of the obturator artery (OA) and its variants.
METHODS METHODS
Thirteen articles published between 1952 and 2020 were included.
RESULTS RESULTS
The obturator artery (OA) was present in almost all cases (99.8%): the pooled prevalence estimate for the origin from the IIA axis was 77.7% (95% CI 71.8-83.1%) vs. 22.3% (95% CI 16.9-28.2%) for the origin from EIA axis. In most cases, the obturator artery (OA) originated from the anterior division trunk of the internal iliac artery (IIA) (61.6%).
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Performing preoperative radiological examination to determine the pelvic vascular pattern and having the awareness to evaluate possible changes in the obturator artery can reduce the risk of iatrogenic injury and complications.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37568334
pii: jcm12154932
doi: 10.3390/jcm12154932
pmc: PMC10420221
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Gioia Brachini (G)

Department of Surgery, Sapienza University, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.

Matteo Matteucci (M)

Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.

Paolo Sapienza (P)

Department of Surgery, Sapienza University, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.

Roberto Cirocchi (R)

Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy.

Alessandro Favilli (A)

Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy.

Stefano Avenia (S)

Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy.

Isaac Cheruiyot (I)

Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197, Nairobi 00100, Kenya.

Giovanni Tebala (G)

Department of Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria di Terni, 05100 Terni, Italy.

Piergiorgio Fedeli (P)

Department of Legal Medicine, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy.

Justin Davies (J)

Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB0QQ, UK.

Justus Randolph (J)

Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.

Bruno Cirillo (B)

Department of Surgery, Sapienza University, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.

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