[Topography of the aorto-iliac fragment and the ilio-caval confluence in man]

By means of selective injection of blood vessels with water suspension of red lead and subsequent angiography, topography of the aortal bifurcation in the area of the vena cava formation has been studied in corpses of persons of both sex at the age 25-102 years and in 100 corpses of fetuses (the second half of pregnancy). Position, diameters of the arteries and veins situating in these areas, as well as branching or connection angles of the vessels are directly dependent on age. The data obtained on topography of the blood vessels and on their interrelations with position of the ureters and between themselves are of essential importance for operative approaches to the pelvic organs.