scholarly journals BILATERAL VARIATION IN THE BRANCHING PATTERN OF THE AXILLARY ARTERY - A CASE REPORT

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 629-633
Author(s):  
Hajira Fatima ◽  
N. Hima Bindu ◽  
Faiz Hussain Mohammad ◽  
Dasari Chandipriya
Keyword(s):  
Axillary Artery ◽  
Diagnostic Procedures ◽  
Common Trunk ◽  
Branching Pattern ◽  
The Third ◽  
Clinical Procedures ◽  
Lateral Thoracic Artery ◽  
Thoracodorsal Artery ◽  
Male Cadaver ◽  
The Right

During routine dissection of a male cadaver for I year MBBS students in the department of Anatomy bilateral variations in the branching pattern of Axillary artery were observed. In the present study it was observed that, on the left side, the subscapular artery which usually arises from the third part of Axillary artery was found to be originating from the second part along with the lateral thoracic artery and thoraco-acromial artery whereas anterior circumflex humeral artery and posterior circumflex humeral artery originated from the third part as usual. On the right side, the circumflex scapular artery and the Thoracodorsal artery were arising as a common trunk from the third part which is not the usual pattern. Knowing such variations is of utmost significance in performing various clinical procedures by Vascular surgeons, Radiologists, Clinical anatomists and in interventional and diagnostic procedures in cardiovascular diseases.

scholarly journals Variant Branching Pattern of Axillary Artery: A Case Report

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swamy Ravindra Shantakumar ◽  
K. G. Mohandas Rao
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Axillary Artery ◽  
Diagnostic Procedures ◽  
Common Trunk ◽  
Branching Pattern ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Medical College ◽  
The Third ◽  
Male Cadaver

During routine dissection of an approximately 50-year-old male cadaver for the undergraduate medical students at Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, we came across a variation in branching pattern of right axillary artery. The second part of axillary artery gave rise to a common trunk which divided into the subscapular and lateral thoracic arteries. The third part of right axillary artery gave rise to anterior and posterior circumflex humeral arteries. Variations in the branching pattern of axillary artery are important for the surgeons performing interventional or diagnostic procedures in cardiovascular diseases.

scholarly journals Variations in the Axillary Artery Branching Pattern

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepshikha Singh ◽  
Minakshi Malhotra ◽  
Sneh Agarwal
Keyword(s):  
Axillary Artery ◽  
Ulnar Artery ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Common Trunk ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Branching Pattern ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Lateral Thoracic Artery ◽  
Pectoral Nerve ◽  
The Right

Variations in axillary artery branching pattern can lead to iatrogenic injuries during invasive procedures. Knowledge of the same is critical to prevent such events. Multiple bilateral variations were observed in the branching pattern of axillary artery. These variations were noted in a female cadaver, during routine undergraduate dissection in September 2019 in Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi. On the left side, an anomalous branch running with the medial pectoral nerve was found. A common stem arising from the 2nd part of left axillary artery divided to give the lateral thoracic artery, the subscapular artery and an alar artery. Another alar branch arose from the left subscapular artery before it bifurcated into thoraco-dorsal and circumflex scapular arteries. The right axillary artery gave an aberrant branch proximal to the lateral thoracic artery. A common trunk arising from the 2nd part of right axillary branched out to give the posterior circumflex humeral artery, the subscapular artery and an alar artery. The brachial artery divided 13.5 cm proximal to the intercondylar line of humerus on the left and 14.4 cm on the right side. On both sides, the ulnar artery arose proximally and the radial and common inter-osseous arteries continued as a common trunk and divided distally. This case study reports multiple bilateral axillary artery anomalies and complements to the existing knowledge of vascular anomalies. Comprehensive knowledge of these variations is essential from anatomical, radiological and surgical point of view. During surgeries involving axillary and pectoral group of lymph nodes, such variations should be kept in mind.

Unilateral variation in branching pattern of Right Axillary Artery - A Case Report

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Muraleedhar ◽  
Chandrasekar Kuppi
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Axillary Artery ◽  
Common Trunk ◽  
Branching Pattern ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Thoracoacromial Artery ◽  
Lateral Thoracic Artery ◽  
Male Cadaver ◽  
Posterior Circumflex Humeral Artery

The Axillary artery is the continuation of the subclavian artery and is a major artery of the upper limb. During the routine dissection for Undergraduate Ayurvedic Medical Students of Sharada Ayurvedic Medical College, Yadgir, Karnataka, India, in the Department of Anatomy, we come across a variation in branching pattern of second and third part of right axillary artery in male cadaver approximately 55 years of age. The first part of axillary artery was found to be normal. In the second part of axillary artery we observed two branches, first one is thoracoacromial artery arose as usual second branch given common trunk which is further divided into lateral thoracic artery and subscapular artery. Even third part of axillary artery gave one common trunk that terminated by bifurcating into Anterior Circumflex Humeral Artery and Posterior Circumflex Humeral Artery.

scholarly journals Unilateral Third Head of Biceps Brachii with Associated Neurovascular Variants in both the Upper Limbs of a Single Cadaver

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-85
Author(s):  
C Swathi Poornima ◽  
B Bhagyalakshmi
Keyword(s):  
Biceps Brachii ◽  
Axillary Artery ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Common Trunk ◽  
Triceps Brachii ◽  
Lateral Thoracic Artery ◽  
Limb Injuries ◽  
Male Cadaver ◽  
Long Head ◽  
The Right

During routine undergraduate dissection in the upper extremities of a 65 years old male cadaver in the department of Anatomy at Dr. PSIMS & RF, coexistence of muscular and neurovascular variants were identified .Muscular variations included presence of additional head(third) of biceps brachii in the left arm, accompanied with medially positioned median nerve in relation to brachial artery bilaterally . Teres minor muscle was not identified and the origin of long head of triceps brachii extended upto the lateral border of scapula on the left side. Both the medial cutaneous nerves of arm and forearm arouse from a single trunk bilaterally. In the right limb the axillary artery showed only four branches instead of six branches, with common trunk for thoraco-acromial and lateral thoracic artery and common trunk for subscapular and posterior circumflex humeral artery. Knowledge of coexistence of these variations would of profound importance surgically and clinically, especially in limb injuries and surgical repairs. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v5i1.7391   Asian Journal of Medical Science Vol.5(1) 2014 pp.81-85

scholarly journals Variations in branching pattern of the axillary artery: a study in 40 human cadavers

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajesh Astik ◽  
Urvi Dave
Keyword(s):  
Axillary Artery ◽  
Artery Bypass ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Coronary Bypass ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Anatomical Variations ◽  
Common Trunk ◽  
Branching Pattern ◽  
Lateral Thoracic Artery ◽  
Human Cadavers

BACKGROUND: Variations in the branching pattern of the axillary artery are a rule rather than an exception. The knowledge of these variations is of anatomical, radiological, and surgical interest to explain unexpected clinical signs and symptoms. OBJECTIVE: The large percentage of variations in branching pattern of axillary artery is making it worthwhile to take any anomaly into consideration. The type and frequency of these vascular variations should be well understood and documented, as increasing performance of coronary artery bypass surgery and other cardiovascular surgical procedures. The objective of this study is to observe variations in axillary artery branches in human cadavers. METHODS: We dissected 80 limbs of 40 human adult embalmed cadavers of Asian origin and we have studied the branching patterns of the axillary artery. RESULTS: We found variations in branching pattern of axillary artery in 62.5% of the limbs. Anatomical variations included: origin of lateral thoracic artery from the subscapular artery; absent thoracoacromial trunk and all its branches arose directly from the second part of the axillary artery; division of thoracoacromial trunk into deltoacromial and clavipectoral trunks, which were divided into all branches of thoracoacromial trunk; origin of subscapular, anterior circumflex humeral, posterior circumflex humeral and profunda brachii arteries from a common trunk from the third part of the axillary artery; and origin of posterior circumflex humeral artery from brachial artery in addition to third part of the axillary artery. CONCLUSIONS: The study was carried out to show important variations in the branching pattern of axillary artery, in order to orient the surgeons performing angiography, coronary bypass, and flaps in reconstructive surgeries.

scholarly journals Abnormal Communication between Lateral Thoracic Artery and Anterior Circumflex Humeral Artery – a Case Report

2018 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-68
Author(s):  
Dinesh V. Kumar ◽  
Ramakrisnan Rajprasath ◽  
Prasad G. Bhavani
Keyword(s):  
Upper Limb ◽  
Axillary Artery ◽  
Limb Bud ◽  
Branching Pattern ◽  
Upper Limbs ◽  
Vascular Plexus ◽  
Lateral Thoracic Artery ◽  
The World ◽  
Male Cadaver ◽  
Arterial Anomalies

Variations in the branching pattern of axillary artery are observed by many anatomists all over the world. A unique bilateral variation in the axillary artery was observed during the routine dissection of the upper limbs on an approximately 65 year old male cadaver. An abnormal communicative channel was observed between lateral thoracic artery and anterior circumflex humeral artery. It passed between the two roots of median nerve. Arterial anomalies in the upper limb are due to defective remodelling of vascular plexus of the upper limb bud during embryogenesis. Knowledge of variations in axillary artery is quintessential for surgeons, radiologists and anaesthesiologists to avoid treacherous complications during procedures.

scholarly journals Rare Branching Pattern of the Subscapular Artery

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (03) ◽  
pp. 167-169
Author(s):  
Alexey Vladimirovich Tverskoi ◽  
Vitaly Nikolaevich Morozov ◽  
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Petrichko ◽  
Vitaly Vladimirovich Pushkarskiy ◽  
Aleksandr Sergeevich Parichuk
Keyword(s):  
Axillary Artery ◽  
Diagnostic Errors ◽  
The Other ◽  
Branching Pattern ◽  
Surgical Interventions ◽  
The Third ◽  
Superior Part ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
The Right ◽  
Left Axillary Artery

AbstractVariations of the axillary artery and its branches are quite common. Some variations are clinically significant and having knowledge of them can be useful for the prevention of diagnostic errors during surgical interventions in the axillary fossa. Classically, the third part of the axillary artery presents three branches—the subscapular, the anterior, and the posterior circumflex humeral arteries. The subscapular artery is divided into the circumflex scapular and the thoracodorsal arteries. Our work presents a previously undescribed branching pattern of the right subscapular artery. It branched into the thoracodorsal, the circumflex scapular, the profunda brachii, and the anterior and posterior circumflex humeral arteries. The profunda brachii artery was 0.4 cm in diameter and ran inferiorly to the humeromuscular canal. No branches of the profunda brachii artery were found in the superior part of the arm before entering the humeromuscular canal. No variations in the other parts of the right axillary artery and of the left axillary artery were discovered. The described branching pattern of the subscapular artery can be important and essential for surgeons and radiologists.

scholarly journals Abnormal origin of posterior circumflex humeral artery and subscapular artery: case report and review of the literature

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 248-251
Author(s):  
Rajani Singh
Keyword(s):  
Axillary Artery ◽  
Lateral Roots ◽  
Common Trunk ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
The Third ◽  
Medial Side ◽  
Cubital Fossa ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Right ◽  
Medial Nerve

Abstract The subscapular, anterior circumflex, and posterior circumflex arteries arise from the third part of the axillary artery. During dissection of the right upper limb of the cadaver of a 70-year-old male, a common trunk was observed arising from the third part of the axillary artery which, after traveling for 0.5 cm, bifurcated into subscapular and posterior circumflex humeral arteries. The common trunk was crossed anteriorly by the radial nerve. The medial nerve was formed by medial and lateral roots on the medial side of the third part of the axillary artery, remaining medial to the brachial artery up to the cubital fossa and then following its usual course thereafter. Awareness of the vascular variations observed in the present case is important when conducting surgical procedures in the axilla, for radiologists interpreting angiographs, and for anatomy-pathologists studying rare findings.

scholarly journals A communicating artery between axillary and radial artery - a case report

2012 ◽  
Vol 01 (02) ◽  
pp. 102-105
Author(s):  
Komala N. ◽  
Aruna N.
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Radial Artery ◽  
Surgical Procedures ◽  
Axillary Artery ◽  
Branching Pattern ◽  
Arterial Variations ◽  
Male Cadaver ◽  
Arterial Grafting ◽  
The Right ◽  
Pedicle Flaps

AbstractVariations in the branching pattern of axillary artery have been observed quite frequently. In a male cadaver aged around 45 years allotted for undergraduate dissection a communicating artery between axillary and radial artery was found on the right side during routine dissection. Such arterial variations are important for clinicians in angiographic examinations, removes ambiguity during diagnostic interventions and surgical procedures. Thereby it ensures competency and reduces complications in cardiac catheterization, pedicle flaps, arterial grafting etc.

scholarly journals Terminal bifurcation and unusual communication of left testicular vein with the left suprarenal vein

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satheesha Badagabettu Nayak ◽  
Ashwini Aithal Padur ◽  
Naveen Kumar ◽  
Deepthinath Reghunathan
Keyword(s):  
Renal Vein ◽  
Left Renal Vein ◽  
Diagnostic Procedures ◽  
Testicular Vein ◽  
Iatrogenic Injuries ◽  
Male Cadaver ◽  
Left And Right ◽  
The Right ◽  
Unique Variation ◽  
Communicating Vein

Abstract Variations of the testicular veins are relevant in clinical cases of varicocele and in other therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. We report herein on a unique variation of the left testicular vein observed in an adult male cadaver. The left testicular vein bifurcated to give rise to left and right branches which terminated by joining the left renal vein. There was also an oblique communication between the two branches of the left testicular vein. A slender communicating vein arose from the left branch of the left testicular vein and ascended upwards in front of the left renal vein and terminated into the left suprarenal vein. The right branch of the testicular vein received an unnamed adipose tributary from the side of the abdominal aorta. Awareness of these venous anomalies can help surgeons accurately ligate abnormal venous communications and avoid iatrogenic injuries and it is important for proper surgical management.

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