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Congress: ECR25
Poster Number: C-21178
Type: Poster: EPOS Radiologist (educational)
DOI: 10.26044/ecr2025/C-21178
Authorblock: A. Rodríguez, J. Falco Fages, J. C. Aparicio, J. Treviño Soruco, C. Fernández, X. Pruna Comella; Barcelona/ES
Disclosures:
Andrés Rodríguez: Nothing to disclose
Joan Falco Fages: Nothing to disclose
Juan Carlos Aparicio: Nothing to disclose
Jorge Treviño Soruco: Nothing to disclose
Clara Fernández: Nothing to disclose
Xavier Pruna Comella: Nothing to disclose
Keywords: Arteries / Aorta, Emergency, Interventional vascular, CT-Angiography, Catheters, Embolisation, Haemorrhage, Trauma
Background

Corona mortis (Latin for “crown of death”) refers to an anatomical variant involving a vessel (in this poster, the arterial variant) from the external iliac artery system that crosses the superior pubic ramus, forming an arterial anastomosis with branches of the internal and external iliac vessels [1, 2]. This vascular variant is significant because injury to CM can result in life-threatening hemorrhage [4, 5], particularly in pelvic trauma and surgeries. Studies have reported an arterial CM prevalence ranging from 26.2% in radiologic studies to over 35% in intraoperative settings [2]. Despite its frequency, medical training often neglects to emphasize the importance of identifying corona mortis [2]. Understanding and reporting the presence of corona mortis, whether found incidentally or in trauma cases, is critical for interventional radiologists and surgeons to prevent adverse outcomes.

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