ABSTRACT

The origin of the deep femoral artery (DFA) is most commonly located posterolaterally constituting the 40% of all studied specimens. Second most common course is the posterior origin (37%), that is followed by the lateral (12%), posteromedial (12%) and medial (2%) origins respectively. In this case report, we presented a case with a lateral originated DFA which is the third common anatomic variation. This case is especially important that it demonstrates the branching behaviors of vascular structures may differ between the right and the left limbs creating an asymmetry between the both sides of the same patient. Clinicians should be aware of anatomic variation during the cardiac catheterization, trans-arterial interventions, arteriography and the surgical dissections of the groin region.

Keywords: Anatomy Comparative Anatomy Cross-sectional Femoral artery