The Surgical Anatomy of the Intrapelvic Anastomoses of the Inferior Gluteal Artery

Abstract

Objective: to determine the types of localization, frequency of occurrence and quantity of the intrapelvic anastomoses of the inferior gluteal artery. Material and methods. 117 cadavers from men (at 35-78 years of age) and 31 cadavers from women (at 32 to 90 years of age) who had died of accidental causes not related to pelvic pathology were used as the material for the research. The vascular injection method, preparation method, and statistical method were used to achieve the aim of the research. Results. It has been found out that most often in men and women the intrapelvic anastomoses of the inferior gluteal artery develop in the middle one-third of the intrapelvic part of this artery, significantly more rarely - in its proximal one-third, and very rarely - in its distal one-third. The research has found no linear correlation between the sizes of the diameters of the inferior gluteal artery and the sizes of the diameters of its intrapelvic anastomoses. Conclusion. The performed research has demonstrated that in men and women the intrapelvic anastomoses of the inferior gluteal artery have the definite regularity of origination.