Fenestrated popliteal vein pierced by a branch of the tibial nerve.

Autor: Muo EC; Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA., Iwanaga J; Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.; Department of Neurology, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.; Department of Structural & Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA., Cardona JJ; Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA., Olewnik Ł; Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland., Dumont AS; Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA., Tubbs RS; Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.; Department of Neurology, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.; Department of Structural & Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.; Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada.; Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.; Department of Neurosurgery and Ochsner Neuroscience Institute, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA, USA.; University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Anatomy & cell biology [Anat Cell Biol] 2023 Dec 31; Vol. 56 (4), pp. 566-569. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 08.
DOI: 10.5115/acb.23.035
Abstrakt: Knowledge of anatomical variations is important so as to avoid potential iatrogenic injury or misdiagnosis on imaging. Here we report an unusual finding and relationship between the tibial nerve and popliteal vein. During the routine dissection of an adult cadaver, it was noted that a branch of the tibial nerve in the popliteal fossa pierced the most distal part of the popliteal vein. This unusual finding is described and relevant reports in the literature discussed. Our hopes are that such a report might help surgeons avoid injury to such a fenestrated popliteal vein and the tibial nerve branch traveling through it therefore decreasing patient morbidity.
Databáze: MEDLINE