circumflex iliac artery

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Noun1.circumflex iliac artery - an artery that supplies the lower abdominal walls and skin and the sartorius muscle
circumflex artery - any of several paired curving arteries
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The groin flap is based on the superficial circumflex iliac artery (SCIA) and has an unpredictable origin, direction, and size.
Significant bleeding due to lumbar artery and/or deep circumflex iliac artery injury has been reported in 3.7% of cases after various laparoscopic procedures (7).
DSA also demonstrated a site of active bleeding from circumflex iliac artery (Figure 3(a)).
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