?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Morphological+Analysis+of+the+Human+Internal+Iliac+Artery+in+South+Indian+Population&rft.creator=NS%2C+Naveen&rft.creator=BV%2C+Murlimanju&rft.creator=V%2C+Kumar&rft.creator=KS%2C+Jayanthi&rft.creator=Rao%2C+K&rft.creator=Pulakunta%2C+T&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Objectives%3A+The+accidental+hemorrhage+is+common+due+to+erroneous+interpretation+of+the+variant+arteries+during+surgical+procedures%2C+hence+the+present+study+has+been+undertaken+with+reference+to+its+morphological+significance.+The+objectives+were+to+examine+the+level+of+origin%2C+length+and+the+branching+pattern+of+the+human+internal+iliac+artery+in+South+Indian+population.+Methods%3A+The+study+included+60+human+bisected+pelvises+irrespective+of+their+side+and+sex.+The+specimens+were+collected+from+the+anatomy+laboratory+and+were+fixed+with+the+formalin.+The+branching+patterns+were+studied+and+demonstrated+as+per+the+guidelines+of+Adachi.+Results%3A+The+origin+of+internal+iliac+artery+was+at+the+level+of+S1+vertebra+in+majority+(58.3%25)+of+the+cases.+The+average+length+of+internal+iliac+artery+was+37+%C2%B1+4.62+mm+(range%2C+13-54+mm).+The+type+I+pattern+of+the+internal+iliac+artery+was+most+common+(83.5%25)+followed+by+types+III+and+II.+The+type+IV+and+V+pattern+of+adachi+were+not+observed.+Conclusions%3A+The+results+of+this+study+were+different+from+those+reported+by+others+and+may+be+because+of+racial+and+geographical+variations.+Prior+knowledge+of+the+anatomical+variations+is+beneficial+for+the+vascular+surgeons+ligating+the+internal+iliac+artery+or+its+branches+and+the+radiologists+interpreting+angiograms+of+the+pelvic+region.&rft.publisher=Dr.+BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-04-11&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7822%2F1%2F2011-1-11.pdf&rft.identifier=++NS%2C+Naveen+and+BV%2C+Murlimanju+and+V%2C+Kumar+and+KS%2C+Jayanthi+and+Rao%2C+K+and+Pulakunta%2C+T++(2011)+Morphological+Analysis+of+the+Human+Internal+Iliac+Artery+in+South+Indian+Population.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7822%2F