Surgical anatomy of the axilla and its clinical importance

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Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Χειρουργική Ανατομία
Library of the School of Health Sciences
Deposit date:
2019-06-27
Year:
2019
Author:
Ioannou Stella
Supervisors info:
Σκανδαλάκης Παναγιώτης, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Τρουπής Θεόδωρος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Δεμέστιχα Θεανώ, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Χειρουργική ανατομία της μασχάλης και η κλινική της σημασία
Languages:
Greek
Translated title:
Surgical anatomy of the axilla and its clinical importance
Summary:
Introduction: The anatomic variation of the axillar blood vessels has been the point of focus since the dawn of surgical therapy in this body area. At present, the knowledge of the axillar anatomy and the most common variations is necessary for a number of medical specialties focusing in vascular, plastic, reconstructive and oncologic procedures in this area.
Aim: The aim of our study is to report the anatomic variations of the axillar blood vessels and to inform the current surgeon and reader of the effect of each variation on clinical praxis.
Methods: Extensive English literature review through the online databases of MEDLINE and SCOPUS.
Results – Conclusion: A number of anatomic variations exists potentially leading to a plethora of complications and technical difficulties during treatment. The most frequent arterial variations are brachioradialis and brachioulnaris branching off the axillar artery; presence of deep and superficial brachial arteries as branches of the axillar artery; a common trunk for subscapularis and circumflex brachial artery; and lateral thoracic artery branching off from the subscapular artery. The most common venous variation is the presence of two axillar veins. Vascular variations of the axilla coexist with other – local or distant - variations. The knowledge of the most frequent variations is necessary for any current general, vascular or plastic surgeon, as well as for interventional radiologists and cardiologists.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Axilla, Axillar, Anatomic variation, Blood supply, Vein, Artery
Index:
No
Number of index pages:
0
Contains images:
Yes
Number of references:
94
Number of pages:
38
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