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A rare variant of the ulnar artery with important clinical implications

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dc.contributor.authorCasal, Diogo
dc.contributor.authorPais, Diogo
dc.contributor.authorToscano, Tiago
dc.contributor.authorBilhim, Tiago
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Luís
dc.contributor.authorFigueiredo, Inês
dc.contributor.authorAradio, Sónia
dc.contributor.authorAngélica-Almeida, Maria
dc.contributor.authorGoyri-O'Neill, João
dc.contributor.institutionNOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM)
dc.contributor.pblBioMed Central (BMC)
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-16T23:17:18Z
dc.date.available2018-11-16T23:17:18Z
dc.date.issued2012-12-04
dc.description.abstractBackground: Variations in the major arteries of the upper limb are estimated to be present in up to one fifth of people, and may have significant clinical implications. Case presentation. During routine cadaveric dissection of a 69-year-old fresh female cadaver, a superficial brachioulnar artery with an aberrant path was found bilaterally. The superficial brachioulnar artery originated at midarm level from the brachial artery, pierced the brachial fascia immediately proximal to the elbow, crossed superficial to the muscles that originated from the medial epicondyle, and ran over the pronator teres muscle in a doubling of the antebrachial fascia. It then dipped into the forearm fascia, in the gap between the flexor carpi radialis and the palmaris longus. Subsequently, it ran deep to the palmaris longus muscle belly, and superficially to the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle, reaching the gap between the latter and the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle, where it assumed is usual position lateral to the ulnar nerve. Conclusion: As far as the authors could determine, this variant of the superficial brachioulnar artery has only been described twice before in the literature. The existence of such a variant is of particular clinical significance, as these arteries are more susceptible to trauma, and can be easily confused with superficial veins during medical and surgical procedures, potentially leading to iatrogenic distal limb ischemia.en
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dc.format.extent2654721
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1756-0500-5-660
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 6341925
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 2f68fc79-f47e-439e-8188-a6f40e6c99a8
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 84870222392
dc.identifier.otherPubMed: 23194303
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dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84870222392
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.subjectAnatomy
dc.subjectArm
dc.subjectArteries
dc.subjectBlood supply
dc.subjectCadaver
dc.subjectDissection
dc.subjectForearm
dc.subjectSurgery
dc.subjectGeneral Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
dc.titleA rare variant of the ulnar artery with important clinical implicationsen
dc.title.subtitleA case reporten
dc.typejournal article
degois.publication.titleBMC Research Notes
degois.publication.volume5
dspace.entity.typePublication
rcaap.rightsopenAccess

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