Gluteoperinealis muscle: a surgically important variation

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Gluteoperinealis muscle: a surgically important variation Via radiol anat Surg Radiol Anat. 2021 May 16. doi: 10.1007/s00276-021-02766-x. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Anatomical variations are common in gluteal region. This report presents two cases of gluteoperinealis muscles detected during radiological imaging. CASE PRESENTATION: Our study was conducted on two patients. This report describes an accessory muscle detected in the gluteal region on MRI examination of a patient who admitted to our clinic after a firearm injury a nd a second patient examined with CT imaging who had signs of pelvic infection. In the first case, this accessory muscle originated bilaterally from the fascia of the gluteus maximus throughout its posteromedial side and was attached to the perineal body. In the second case, it extended forward from the fascia of the gluteus maximus muscle and inserted to the cavernous body of penis on the left side and to the perineal body on the right. In the literature, this accessory muscle has been described as the gluteoperinealis muscle being a rare variation. CONCLUSION: Considering the origin and insertion of the muscle, this variation may be important during the surgical operations of the gluteal and perineal regions. PMID:33993323 | DOI:10.1007/s00276-021-02766-x View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.