Case Report: A Rare Orientation of Femoral Artery and Vein

Introduction

We report the case of a rare orientation of femoral artery and vein in a 51-year-old female patient undergoing routine varicose vein surgery.

Report

Intra-operatively, the superficial femoral artery was found to be traversing the sapheno-femoral junction and running medial to the common femoral vein.

Discussion

This variant has only previously been described once in the literature and in addition to being of general anatomical interest, it serves as a reminder that even the most seemingly constant of vascular landmarks can occasionally be subject to marked variability.

Keywords: Femoral artery, Femoral vein, Anatomical variant