Short Axillary Vein and an Axillary Venous Ladder Formed by Basilic and Brachial Veins – An Anatomical and Clinical Perspective

Knowledge of anatomic variants of veins in the arm and axilla play a key role in planning of successful venous access. Possible anatomic variants of axillary vein, brachial vein and basilic vein and their clinical implications have been well described in the literature. We report a rare case of form...

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Main Authors:	Satheesha Nayak B, Srinivasa RS, Ashwini AP, Naveen K, Swamy RS, Deepthinath R, Surekha DS, Prakashchandra S
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Published:	Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Centre 2015
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spelling	ukm-93082016-12-14T06:49:32Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9308/ Short Axillary Vein and an Axillary Venous Ladder Formed by Basilic and Brachial Veins – An Anatomical and Clinical Perspective Satheesha Nayak B, Srinivasa RS, Ashwini AP, Naveen K, Swamy RS, Deepthinath R, Surekha DS, Prakashchandra S, Knowledge of anatomic variants of veins in the arm and axilla play a key role in planning of successful venous access. Possible anatomic variants of axillary vein, brachial vein and basilic vein and their clinical implications have been well described in the literature. We report a rare case of formation of a short axillary vein associated with complex venous communications between the basilic and brachial veins forming a venous ladder in the axilla, in formalin embalmed male cadaver. Axillary vein was formed in the upper part of the axilla by the fusion of basilic vein and unpaired brachial vein, and it was about 3cm in length. The higher-up confluence of basilic and brachial veins was also associated with presence of three communicating veins between the basilic and brachial veins in the axilla. Knowledge of reported venous variations is very useful during preoperative venous mapping and also for planning and execution of various surgical invasive procedures involving these veins. Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Centre 2015-12-14 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9308/1/05-MS1202-Satheesha%2520BN%2520et%2520al..pdf Satheesha Nayak B, and Srinivasa RS, and Ashwini AP, and Naveen K, and Swamy RS, and Deepthinath R, and Surekha DS, and Prakashchandra S, (2015) Short Axillary Vein and an Axillary Venous Ladder Formed by Basilic and Brachial Veins – An Anatomical and Clinical Perspective. Journal of Surgical Academia, 5 (2). pp. 29-32. ISSN 2231-7481 http://jsurgical.com
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description	Knowledge of anatomic variants of veins in the arm and axilla play a key role in planning of successful venous access. Possible anatomic variants of axillary vein, brachial vein and basilic vein and their clinical implications have been well described in the literature. We report a rare case of formation of a short axillary vein associated with complex venous communications between the basilic and brachial veins forming a venous ladder in the axilla, in formalin embalmed male cadaver. Axillary vein was formed in the upper part of the axilla by the fusion of basilic vein and unpaired brachial vein, and it was about 3cm in length. The higher-up confluence of basilic and brachial veins was also associated with presence of three communicating veins between the basilic and brachial veins in the axilla. Knowledge of reported venous variations is very useful during preoperative venous mapping and also for planning and execution of various surgical invasive procedures involving these veins.
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author	Satheesha Nayak B, Srinivasa RS, Ashwini AP, Naveen K, Swamy RS, Deepthinath R, Surekha DS, Prakashchandra S,
spellingShingle	Satheesha Nayak B, Srinivasa RS, Ashwini AP, Naveen K, Swamy RS, Deepthinath R, Surekha DS, Prakashchandra S, Short Axillary Vein and an Axillary Venous Ladder Formed by Basilic and Brachial Veins – An Anatomical and Clinical Perspective
author_facet	Satheesha Nayak B, Srinivasa RS, Ashwini AP, Naveen K, Swamy RS, Deepthinath R, Surekha DS, Prakashchandra S,
author_sort	Satheesha Nayak B,
title	Short Axillary Vein and an Axillary Venous Ladder Formed by Basilic and Brachial Veins – An Anatomical and Clinical Perspective
title_short	Short Axillary Vein and an Axillary Venous Ladder Formed by Basilic and Brachial Veins – An Anatomical and Clinical Perspective
title_full	Short Axillary Vein and an Axillary Venous Ladder Formed by Basilic and Brachial Veins – An Anatomical and Clinical Perspective
title_fullStr	Short Axillary Vein and an Axillary Venous Ladder Formed by Basilic and Brachial Veins – An Anatomical and Clinical Perspective
title_full_unstemmed	Short Axillary Vein and an Axillary Venous Ladder Formed by Basilic and Brachial Veins – An Anatomical and Clinical Perspective
title_sort	short axillary vein and an axillary venous ladder formed by basilic and brachial veins – an anatomical and clinical perspective
publisher	Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Centre
publishDate	2015
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9308/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9308/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9308/1/05-MS1202-Satheesha%2520BN%2520et%2520al..pdf
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Short Axillary Vein and an Axillary Venous Ladder Formed by Basilic and Brachial Veins – An Anatomical and Clinical Perspective

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