A Rare Variation in the Origin and Course of the Artery of Penis

Autor: Satheesha B. Nayak, Naveen Kumar, Jyothsna Patil, Surekha D. Shetty, Srinivasa Rao Sirasanagandla, Swamy Ravindra
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Vascular Medicine, Vol 2014 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6986
2090-6994
DOI: 10.1155/2014/193194
Popis: Vascular variations of the penis are very rare. Awareness of its variations is of utmost importance to the urologists and radiologist dealing with the reconstruction or transplants of penis, erectile dysfunctions, and priapism. We report an extremely rare variation of the artery of the penis and discuss its clinical importance. The artery of the penis arose from a common arterial trunk from the left internal iliac artery. The common trunk also gave origin to the obturator and inferior vesical arteries. The artery of the penis coursed forward in the pelvis above the pelvic diaphragm and divided into deep and dorsal arteries of the penis just below the pubic symphysis. The internal pudendal artery was small and supplied the anal canal and musculature of the perineum. It also gave an artery to the bulb of the penis.
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