Muo Edward C, Iwanaga Joe, Cardona Juan J, Olewnik Łukasz, Dumont Aaron S, Tubbs R Shane
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Anat Cell Biol. 2023 Dec 31;56(4):566-569. doi: 10.5115/acb.23.035. Epub 2023 Aug 8.
Knowledge of anatomical variations is important so as to avoid potential iatrogenic injury or misdiagnosis on imaging. Here we report an unusual finding and relationship between the tibial nerve and popliteal vein. During the routine dissection of an adult cadaver, it was noted that a branch of the tibial nerve in the popliteal fossa pierced the most distal part of the popliteal vein. This unusual finding is described and relevant reports in the literature discussed. Our hopes are that such a report might help surgeons avoid injury to such a fenestrated popliteal vein and the tibial nerve branch traveling through it therefore decreasing patient morbidity.
了解解剖变异很重要，这样可以避免在影像学检查中出现潜在的医源性损伤或误诊。在此，我们报告胫神经与腘静脉之间一个不寻常的发现及关系。在一具成年尸体的常规解剖过程中，注意到腘窝内胫神经的一个分支穿过了腘静脉的最远端部分。本文描述了这一不寻常的发现，并讨论了文献中的相关报道。我们希望这样的报告可能有助于外科医生避免损伤这种有小孔的腘静脉以及穿过它的胫神经分支，从而降低患者的发病率。
