Origin of the epigastric and obturator arteries by a common trunk from the internal iliac : with an inquiry into the amount of danger occasioned by various positions of arteries in the ordinary operations for femoral and inguinal hernia / by P. Redfern.

  • Redfern, Peter, 1821-1912.
Date:
1850
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Credit: Origin of the epigastric and obturator arteries by a common trunk from the internal iliac : with an inquiry into the amount of danger occasioned by various positions of arteries in the ordinary operations for femoral and inguinal hernia / by P. Redfern. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    () [The woodcut represents the two last lumbar vertebrse and the sacrum seen in section, and the J right side of the pelvis. The iliacus and obturator internus muscles remain in their places, covered [ by their respective fascue. A triangular flap of the abdominal wall, having the epigastric artery on; its inner surface, is also shewn. The symphysis of the pubes, and a portion of the boundary of the ? obturator foramen, were removed in making the post-mortem e.xamination. ID a, Triangular flap of the wall of the abdomen. « b, Gimbernat’s ligament S c, Iliacus muscle. S d, Obturator internus muscle, covered by fascia. e, - Coccygeus muscle and small sacro-sciatic ligament. f, Spermatic cord. Q g, Obturator nerve. A, Nerves forming the sacral plexus Vessets. 1, Aorta. 2, Right common iliac artery. 3, External iliac artery. 4, Circumflex iliac artery. 5, Cremasteric artery arising from the external iliac. 6, Right internal iliac artery. 7, Common trunk of the obturator and epigastric arteries. 8, Obturator artery giving a branch to anastomose with the pudic. 9, Obturator vein. 10, Epigastric artery furnishing a branch to ramify behind the pubes, and another to pass through the crural ring. 11, Pudic artery. 12, Ischiadic artery. 13, Right external iliac vein.] An instance almost precisely similar is recorded by A. K. Plcssel- bacli/ in which a common trunk for the obturator and epii^astric arteries arose from the internal iliac as its third branch, and divided • Ueber den Ursprung nnd Verlauf der unteren Kauchdeckcnschlagader und der Huftbcinlochsclilagadev. 4to. 101!).