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Anatomical study of the accessory axillary vein.
- Source :
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Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA [Surg Radiol Anat] 1992; Vol. 14 (2), pp. 131-6. - Publication Year :
- 1992
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Abstract
- The Accessory Axillary Vein (AAV) was studied in 60 axillae of adult cadavers after fixation in 10% formaldehyde solution. The AAV had an incidence of 56.7% originating in 55.9% from the lateral brachial vein, in 32.4% from the common brachial and in 11.8% from the deep brachial vein. After running upward laterally to the axillary artery and the brachial plexus it ended usually (79.4%) in the suprapectoral portion of the AV. The tributaries of the AAV are the circumflex humeral and muscular veins and rarely the thoraco-acromial and the cephalic veins. The AAV can replace the AV in cases of obliteration of the latter.
- Subjects :
- Humans
Axillary Vein anatomy & histology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0930-1038
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 1641737
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01794889