Congenital Anomalies of the External Iliac Artery: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Consideration of the potential courses of the common iliac artery

“…Although Senior mentioned Vonwiller's case, he could not show how such a type of variation happened (Senior, 1925). More recently, Tamisier et al . (1990) classified the anomalies of the external iliac artery into three groups and gave a brief explanation as to how each group of anomaly was made.…”

“…Second, the internal (or common) iliac artery passed behind the first sacral nerve. With regard to the first peculiarity, there have been several reports of the external iliac artery taking the pelvic course (Eckhard, 1868; Vonwiller, 1917; Greeb, 1977; Tamisier et al ., 1990; Koyama et al ., 2003). In those reports, we could not find any comments about the sacral nerve (or plexus), except in the report of Vonwiller (1917).…”

“…Although Senior mentioned Vonwiller's case, he could not show how such a type of variation happened (Senior, 1925). More recently, Tamisier et al (1990) classified the anomalies of the external iliac artery into three groups and gave a brief explanation as to how each group of anomaly was made. The present case may be included in the first group of Tamisier et al (1990); however, in their grouping and explanations, there was no reference to the relationship between the anomalous artery to the sacral plexus.…”

A new anatomic variant of the aorta: A case report

“…7-9 Group 3 often presents with claudication, typically in the second through fifth decades of life, and may necessitate surgical intervention. 4,10 Humans may exhibit other abdominal aortic branch anomalies, with most aberrancy involving the celiac axis and mesenteric arteries. A study by Koops et al 11 examined 604 patients who underwent celiac and superior mesenteric angiography and found aberrancy in 21% of patients.…”

“…[1][2][3][4] Most vascular variations are asymptomatic and noted incidentally upon imaging for other medical concerns; when detected, however, further arterial imaging may be important for patient care. The current imaging modalities of choice include conventional arteriography and computed tomography angiography (CTA) with three-dimensional reconstruction.…”