Superficial Brachioulnar Artery (SBUA) & Persistent Median Artery (PMA) : a case report

Variations in the arterial pattern of the upper limbs are frequently observed. During ultrasonography with General Electric Ultrasound machine with 12L-RS linear probe on a 47-year old Malay man, superficial brachioulnar arteries (SBUA) were found bilaterally. While persistent median artery (PMA) w...

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Main Authors:	Saharudin, Shahida, Lwin, San San, Aung, Htar Htar, Sa'at@Yusof, Azlin
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/12155/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/12155/1/4dec2011.pdf

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spelling	iium-121552012-03-15T07:28:37Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/12155/ Superficial Brachioulnar Artery (SBUA) & Persistent Median Artery (PMA) : a case report Saharudin, Shahida Lwin, San San Aung, Htar Htar Sa'at@Yusof, Azlin R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine Variations in the arterial pattern of the upper limbs are frequently observed. During ultrasonography with General Electric Ultrasound machine with 12L-RS linear probe on a 47-year old Malay man, superficial brachioulnar arteries (SBUA) were found bilaterally. While persistent median artery (PMA) was only found on the right forearm. Both SBUA originated 1.5 cm from the origin of the brachial arteries with diameter of 3 mm on the right and 2.8 mm on the left. On the left, it maintained its superficial position on the medial aspect of the arm and the forearm. On the right, initially it ran along the medial aspect of the arm and then coursed laterally to assume a midway position in the cubital fossa. At the elbow, it crossed anterior to the median nerve and coursed in a short distance deep to flexor carpi ulnaris muscle. Later it became superficial at the middle and distal forearm. At the wrist, both arteries ran just lateral to flexor carpi ulnaris and entered the hand with diameter of 1.6 mm. Both brachial arteries were present as their normal course and divided into radial and common interosseous arteries (CIA) approximately 2 cm distal to the elbow crease. The ulnar arteries were not found bilaterally. The right CIA gave off a PMA approximately 2.5 cm from its origin. This PMA descended medially towards the right median nerve and ran along the posterolateral aspect of the nerve. It terminated at the junction between proximal and middle thirds of forearm by fusing with the sheath of median nerve. Knowledge of these variations are clinically important in vascular surgeries and arterial flap plannings. 2011-12-07 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/12155/1/4dec2011.pdf Saharudin, Shahida and Lwin, San San and Aung, Htar Htar and Sa'at@Yusof, Azlin (2011) Superficial Brachioulnar Artery (SBUA) & Persistent Median Artery (PMA) : a case report. In: International Health Conference IIUM 2011 , 7 - 8 December 2011, Kuantan, Pahang. (Unpublished)
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spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine Saharudin, Shahida Lwin, San San Aung, Htar Htar Sa'at@Yusof, Azlin Superficial Brachioulnar Artery (SBUA) & Persistent Median Artery (PMA) : a case report
description	Variations in the arterial pattern of the upper limbs are frequently observed. During ultrasonography with General Electric Ultrasound machine with 12L-RS linear probe on a 47-year old Malay man, superficial brachioulnar arteries (SBUA) were found bilaterally. While persistent median artery (PMA) was only found on the right forearm. Both SBUA originated 1.5 cm from the origin of the brachial arteries with diameter of 3 mm on the right and 2.8 mm on the left. On the left, it maintained its superficial position on the medial aspect of the arm and the forearm. On the right, initially it ran along the medial aspect of the arm and then coursed laterally to assume a midway position in the cubital fossa. At the elbow, it crossed anterior to the median nerve and coursed in a short distance deep to flexor carpi ulnaris muscle. Later it became superficial at the middle and distal forearm. At the wrist, both arteries ran just lateral to flexor carpi ulnaris and entered the hand with diameter of 1.6 mm. Both brachial arteries were present as their normal course and divided into radial and common interosseous arteries (CIA) approximately 2 cm distal to the elbow crease. The ulnar arteries were not found bilaterally. The right CIA gave off a PMA approximately 2.5 cm from its origin. This PMA descended medially towards the right median nerve and ran along the posterolateral aspect of the nerve. It terminated at the junction between proximal and middle thirds of forearm by fusing with the sheath of median nerve. Knowledge of these variations are clinically important in vascular surgeries and arterial flap plannings.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Saharudin, Shahida Lwin, San San Aung, Htar Htar Sa'at@Yusof, Azlin
author_facet	Saharudin, Shahida Lwin, San San Aung, Htar Htar Sa'at@Yusof, Azlin
author_sort	Saharudin, Shahida
title	Superficial Brachioulnar Artery (SBUA) & Persistent Median Artery (PMA) : a case report
title_short	Superficial Brachioulnar Artery (SBUA) & Persistent Median Artery (PMA) : a case report
title_full	Superficial Brachioulnar Artery (SBUA) & Persistent Median Artery (PMA) : a case report
title_fullStr	Superficial Brachioulnar Artery (SBUA) & Persistent Median Artery (PMA) : a case report
title_full_unstemmed	Superficial Brachioulnar Artery (SBUA) & Persistent Median Artery (PMA) : a case report
title_sort	superficial brachioulnar artery (sbua) & persistent median artery (pma) : a case report
publishDate	2011
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/12155/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/12155/1/4dec2011.pdf
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Superficial Brachioulnar Artery (SBUA) & Persistent Median Artery (PMA) : a case report

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