Objectives: To describe the presence and origin of superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) of Vietnameses in formalined cadavers, and to describe the anatomical surface of SIEA on abdominal wall. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out in 30 cadavers. | Journal of military pharmaco-medicine no3-2018 RESEARCH ON THE PRESENCE, ORIGIN AND ANATOMICAL SURFACE OF SUPERFICIAL INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY Cao Ngoc Bich*; Pham Dang Dieu** Tran Ngoc Anh***; Tran Dang Khoa*** SUMMARY Objectives: To describe the presence and origin of superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) of Vietnameses in formalined cadavers, and to describe the anatomical surface of SIEA on abdominal wall. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out in 30 cadavers. Results: The presence of SIEA is about 85% and eighty five percents of SIEA which originate from the femoral artery. The artery runs outward from middle column to lateral column and we can find the SIEA in the circle with 4 cm diameter at the middle inguinal ligament (). Conclusion: The presence of SIEA have a high proportion highly and we can find the SIEA in the circle with 4 cm diameter at the middle inguinal ligament. * Keywords: Superficial inferior epigastric artery; Femoral artery; Inguinal ligament. INTRODUCTION The principal blood supply to the abdominal wall are superficial epigastric artery, inferior epigastric artery and superior epigastric artery. These blood supplies have a correlation in presence and vascular diameter. Since that in using the abdominal tissue flaps for plastic surgery, the SIEA flap is first choice. However, the inconsistent anatomy and small dimension of SIEA is problematic. According to many studies by authors in the world, the presence of SIEA varies from 10% to 90%. In Vietnam, this research has not been informed yet. Therefore we carried out the research “Research on the presence, origin and anatomical surface of SIEA” with two targets: To describe the presence and origin of SIEA of Vietnamese in formalized cadavers, and to describe the anatomical surface of SIEA on abdominal wall. SUBJECTS AND METHODS 1. Subjects. - 30 adult Vietnamese cadavers. - Place of implement: the Department of Anatomy at Pham Ngoc Thach Medical University in .
