Corona mortis
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Corona mortis, Latin for "crown of death", is a common variant vascular anastomosis between the external iliac artery or deep inferior epigastric artery with the obturator artery. It is reported to be present in a third of patients on routine multi-detector CT examination 1. Knowledge of this variant vascular anastomosis is critical for surgical planning, and in pelvic in pelvic trauma as it is susceptible to vascular injury2.
-<p><strong>Corona mortis, </strong>Latin for "crown of death", is a common variant vascular anastomosis between the <a href="/articles/external-iliac-artery">external iliac artery</a> or <a title="deep inferior epigastric artery" href="/articles/deep-inferior-epigastric-artery">deep inferior epigastric artery</a> with the <a href="/articles/obturator-artery">obturator artery</a>. It is reported to be present in a third of patients on routine multi-detector CT examination <sup>1</sup>. Knowledge of this variant vascular anastomosis is critical for surgical planning, and in pelvic trauma as it is susceptible to vascular injury <sup>2</sup>.</p>- +<p><strong>Corona mortis, </strong>Latin for "crown of death", is a common variant vascular anastomosis between the <a href="/articles/external-iliac-artery">external iliac artery</a> or <a href="/articles/deep-inferior-epigastric-artery">deep inferior epigastric artery</a> with the <a href="/articles/obturator-artery">obturator artery</a>. It is reported to be present in a third of patients on routine multi-detector CT examination <sup>1</sup>. Knowledge of this variant vascular anastomosis is critical for surgical planning, and in pelvic trauma as it is susceptible to vascular injury <sup>2</sup>.</p>
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