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Table 2 Frequency of the basic types of aberrant obturator vessels

From: Aberrant obturator vessels in minimally invasive pelvic lymph node dissection

 

N

% of the cases with aberrant obturator vessel (n = 58)

% of all cases (n = 133)

Arterial type

1

1.72

0.07

OA arises from EIA

0

OA arises from IEA

1

1.72

0.07

Venous type

50

86.20

37.50

OV drains in EIV

31

53.44

23.30

OV drains in IEV

11

18.96

8.27

Venous anastomosis between OV and EIV

2

3.44

1.50

Venous anastomosis between OV and IEV

0

OV drains in EIV + OV drains in IEV

1

1.72

0.07

OV drains in EIV + venous anastomosis between OV and EIV

3

5.17

2.25

OV drains in EIV + venous anastomosis between OV and EIV

1

1.72

0.07

OV drains in IEV + venous anastomosis between OV and IEV

1

1.72

0.07

Arterial and venous variation

7

12.06

5.26

OА arises from EIА + OV drains in EIV

3

5.17

2.25

OА arises from EIА + OV drains in IEV

0

OА arises from IEА + OV drains in EIV

2

3.44

1.50

OA arises from IEА + OV drains in EIV

2

3.44

1.50

Total

58

100

43.60

  1. OA obturator artery, OV obturator vein; EIA external iliac artery, EIV external iliac vein, IEA inferior epigastric artery, IEV inferior epigastric vein