A Study on type of Branching Pattern of Internal Iliac Artery in the Spontaneously Aborted Human Foetus Specimens

Background: Internal iliac artery is considered as the prime artery of the pelvic region. Angio-architecture of this artery is clinically significant in many surgeries, interventional procedures and also in recent advances. Despite its remarkable significance, in India very few literatures are available to learn the morphology of the branches of internal iliac artery. Aim and Objectives: To know branching pattern of internal iliac artery in the spontaneously aborted human foetus specimens. Materials and Method: This is an observational descriptive study conducted in the Department of Anatomy, Bhaskar Medical College, Moinabad, 60 Spontaneously aborted foetuses Specimens were included after following inclusion and exclusion criteria. As per the Piersol guidelines (1930), spontaneously aborted foetal specimens of the internal iliac artery were categorised into four types. They were type I, type II, type III and type IV. Results: Study included 60 spontaneously aborted foetus, among which 44 were males and 16 were females. Type I branching pattern of the internal iliac artery was found in 50% of the specimens, followed by Type II, Type III and Type IV. Conclusion: In the study most significant type was type I and the insignificant one was type IV. The variations in the arterial branching pattern may be due to the defective arteriogenesis during 3rd to 4th month of intrauterine life.http://impactfactor.org/PDF/IJTPR/12/IJTPR,Vol12,Issue12,Article31.pd