title: [Anatomical bases of external pudendal artery injuries during surgical treatment of pelvic limb varices].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  External pudendal artery is a collateral branch of the common femoral artery which is the primary blood supply to the penis or the clitoris. Its relationship with the venous arch of the great saphenous vein and its afferents in femoral triangle, are very narrow. This often entails injuries during crossectomy and great saphenous vein stripping. These lesions can cause sexual dysfunction.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study reports the case of a dissection of 22 inguinal regions in 13 men and 9 women who underwent surgical treatment of the femoral triangle. The distribution and the relationship between the external pudendal artery and the venous arch of the great saphenous vein are studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Single external pudendal artery is the most common. All external pudendal arteries originate from the common femoral artery. The most common type of relationship is between the sub-crossing of the venous arch of the great saphenous vein and a single external pudendal artery. Moreover, we recorded a pre-crossing, an alternate crossing and some relationship with the common femoral vein and the afferences of the venous arch of the great saphenous vein. Some surgical techniques expose more or less to external pudendal artery injury.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study confirms previous data but shows some peculiarities about the relationship between the venous arch of the great saphenous vein and external pudendal artery.
authors: Laboratoire d'Anatomie et Organogenèse, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odontologie, Université Cheikh AntaDiop de Dakar, Sénégal; Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, CHNU de FANN, Sénégal.
authors: Magaye
authors: M
authors: Gaye
authors: Laboratoire d'Anatomie et d'Organogenèse, UFR de Santé-Université Assane SECK de Ziguinchor, Sénégal; Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, CHNU de FANN, Sénégal.
authors: Assane
authors: A
authors: Ndiaye
authors: Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, CHNU de FANN, Sénégal.
authors: Papa Adama
authors: PA
authors: Dieng
authors: Laboratoire d'Anatomie et Organogenèse, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odontologie, Université Cheikh AntaDiop de Dakar, Sénégal.
authors: Aynina
authors: A
authors: Ndiaye
authors: Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, CHNU de FANN, Sénégal.
authors: Papa Salmane
authors: PS
authors: Ba
authors: Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, CHNU de FANN, Sénégal.
authors: Souleymane
authors: S
authors: Diatta
authors: Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, CHNU de FANN, Sénégal.
authors: Amadou Gabriel
authors: AG
authors: Ciss
authors: Laboratoire d'Anatomie et Organogenèse, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odontologie, Université Cheikh AntaDiop de Dakar, Sénégal.
authors: Jean Marc Ndiaga
authors: JM
authors: Ndoye
authors: Laboratoire d'Anatomie et Organogenèse, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odontologie, Université Cheikh AntaDiop de Dakar, Sénégal.
authors: Mamadou
authors: M
authors: Diop
authors: Laboratoire d'Anatomie et Organogenèse, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odontologie, Université Cheikh AntaDiop de Dakar, Sénégal.
authors: Abdoulaye
authors: A
authors: Ndiaye
authors: Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, CHNU de FANN, Sénégal.
authors: Mouhamadou
authors: M
authors: Ndiaye
authors: Laboratoire d'Anatomie et Organogenèse, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odontologie, Université Cheikh AntaDiop de Dakar, Sénégal.
authors: Abdarahmane
authors: A
authors: Dia
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000601:surgery; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: External pudendal artery; great saphenous vein; sexual dysfunction