Terminal quadrifurcation of the aorta: A case report
Congenital anatomical variations of the terminal aorta are rare. Given the increasing number of endovascular and laparoscopic procedures, such variations are likely to assume greater clinical significance. A 15-year-old male sustained a pelvic vascular injury following a stab to the left gluteus. Co...
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| author | Siviwe S. Mpateni Jacques Bence Richard D. Pitcher Michelle Da Silva |
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| description | Congenital anatomical variations of the terminal aorta are rare. Given the increasing number of endovascular and laparoscopic procedures, such variations are likely to assume greater clinical significance. A 15-year-old male sustained a pelvic vascular injury following a stab to the left gluteus. Computed tomographic angiography and digital subtraction angiography demonstrated a left superior gluteal artery pseudoaneurysm and absence of the common iliac arteries consistent with congenital quadrifurcation of the terminal aorta. The patient was subsequently treated with endovascular coil embolisation with a good angiographic and clinical outcome.
Contribution: Terminal aortic variants are rare and given the increasing number of interventional endovascular procedures performed in the aorta, an awareness of the potential anatomical configurations of the distal aortic branches is of increasing relevance. The authors describe the imaging findings of one such anatomical variant. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-311b12b5c5824f83a3e34b96e93e8ac42023-02-01T13:13:10ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Radiology1027-202X2078-67782023-01-01271e1e310.4102/sajr.v27i1.25641212Terminal quadrifurcation of the aorta: A case reportSiviwe S. Mpateni0Jacques Bence1Richard D. Pitcher2Michelle Da Silva3Department of Radiodiagnosis, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape TownDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape TownDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape TownDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape TownCongenital anatomical variations of the terminal aorta are rare. Given the increasing number of endovascular and laparoscopic procedures, such variations are likely to assume greater clinical significance. A 15-year-old male sustained a pelvic vascular injury following a stab to the left gluteus. Computed tomographic angiography and digital subtraction angiography demonstrated a left superior gluteal artery pseudoaneurysm and absence of the common iliac arteries consistent with congenital quadrifurcation of the terminal aorta. The patient was subsequently treated with endovascular coil embolisation with a good angiographic and clinical outcome. Contribution: Terminal aortic variants are rare and given the increasing number of interventional endovascular procedures performed in the aorta, an awareness of the potential anatomical configurations of the distal aortic branches is of increasing relevance. The authors describe the imaging findings of one such anatomical variant.https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/2564interventional radiologyvascular anatomytraumaaortaangiography |
| spellingShingle | Siviwe S. Mpateni Jacques Bence Richard D. Pitcher Michelle Da Silva Terminal quadrifurcation of the aorta: A case report South African Journal of Radiology interventional radiology vascular anatomy trauma aorta angiography |
| title | Terminal quadrifurcation of the aorta: A case report |
| title_full | Terminal quadrifurcation of the aorta: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Terminal quadrifurcation of the aorta: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Terminal quadrifurcation of the aorta: A case report |
| title_short | Terminal quadrifurcation of the aorta: A case report |
| title_sort | terminal quadrifurcation of the aorta a case report |
| topic | interventional radiology vascular anatomy trauma aorta angiography |
| url | https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/2564 |
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