BACKGROUND Radial artery (RA) occlusion (RAO) is not rare in patients undergoing coronary intervention by transradial approach (TRCI). Predictors of and prevention from RAO have not been systematically studied. This study aimed to analyze the risk factors of the weakness of RA pulsation (RAP) and its predictive value for RAO after TRCI, and simultaneously to describe a feasible and effective ap...

In the past 7 years, we have encountered six patients with finger ischemia as a result of digital artery occlusion associated with seven distal ulnar artery aneurysms. Our experience with the management of these patients forms the basis of this report. All patients were men, with a mean age of 29 years, and all experienced repetitive trauma to the involved upper extremity. Each patient presente...

The major blood vessels of the ostrich wing were studied by dissection of the wings of 8 ostriches. The axillary artery entered the caudo-ventral aspect of the wing and divided into the brachial and deep brachial arteries. The deep brachial artery gave rise to the radial and ulnar collateral arteries which supplied the caudodorsal aspect of the brachium. The brachial artery divided in the cubit...

Introduction The ulnar artery is the larger terminal branch of the brachial artery and is usually given off in the cubital fossa. Along with the radial artery, it supplies the structures in the forearm and hand, as well as the elbow and wrist joints. The superficial ulnar artery (SUA) is a rare variation of the ulnar artery. It usually arises higher up, either in the axilla or the arm, and runs...

The principal arteries of the upper limb show a wide range of variation that is of considerable interest to orthopedic surgeons, plastic surgeons, radiologists and anatomists. We present here a case of superficial ulnar artery found during the routine dissection of right upper limb of a 50-year-old male cadaver. The superficial ulnar artery originated from the brachial artery, crossed themedian...

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) for Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs) necessitates dual arterial access to allow visualisation of the vessel both proximal and distal to the occlusion as well as the course of interventional collaterals. Potential access sites include bilateral femoral, combination of femoral and radial and bilateral radial arteries. Trans-ulnar access has been shown to be...

The author describes a case of a 10-year-old boy with fracture of both forearm bones and a concomitant partial rupture of the ulnar artery. The damage to the ulnar artery was repaired at the time of fasciotomy with a good functional outcome.