Mateusz Koziej, Julia Toppich, Jakub Wilk, Dawid Plutecki, Patryk Ostrowski, Marta Fijałkowska, Tomasz Bonczar, Andrzej Dubrowski, Małgorzata Mazur, Jerzy Walocha, Michał Bonczar
BACKGROUND: The internal iliac artery (IIA) originates from the common iliac artery at the level of the sacroiliac joint and bifurcates between the L5 and S1 vertebrae. The aim of the present meta-analysis was to demonstrate the most up-to-date and evidence-based data regarding the general anatomy of the IIA, including their variations, length, and diameter. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Major online medical databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar were searched in order to find all studies considering the anatomy of the IIA...
March 21, 2024: Folia Morphologica (Warsz)