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Linear and calibre measurements were obtained with workstation callipers and verified by independent review.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>On the right, the internal iliac artery divided after 34\u00a0mm into anterior and posterior trunks. The anterior trunk gave the obturator and internal pudendal arteries and continued as the IGA (2.6\u00a0mm); the posterior trunk gave sacral arteries and continued as the SGA (4.0\u00a0mm). The SGA and IGA were connected 44.2\u00a0mm distal to the internal iliac bifurcation by a 1.8-mm-long, 3.5-mm-calibre intrapelvic bridge. The SGA exited suprapiriformly and the IGA infrapiriformly. No corresponding bridge was present on the left.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The configuration differs from an Adachi Type II common SGA\u2013IGA trunk because the two gluteal arteries are already anatomically separate before the communicating segment. Strict assignment to an Adachi type is not possible from this CTA alone because the umbilical continuation of the hypogastric axis is not demonstrated. Previous cadaveric studies documented SGA\u2013IGA communications, whereas the present observation provides individual in vivo CTA topography and morphometry of a very short, large-calibre bridge.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00276-026-04029-z","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,12]],"date-time":"2026-10-12T17:39:08Z","timestamp":1791826748000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A short large-calibre intrapelvic arterial bridge between the superior and inferior gluteal arteries: an in vivo CT angiographic observation"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"48","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8723-0540","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mugurel Constantin","family":"Rusu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sorin","family":"Hostiuc","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adelina Maria","family":"Jianu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"4029_CR1","first-page":"97","volume-title":"Das Arteriensystem der Japaner. 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