The superficial ulnar artery (SUA) is an ulnar artery of high origin that lies superficially in the forearm. Its reported frequency ranges from 0.17% to 2%. During anatomical dissection in our department we observed a unilateral case of SUA in a 75-year-old white male human cadaver. It originated from the right axillary artery at the level of the junction of the two median nerve roots and follo...

BACKGROUND Coronary angiography is the gold standard method for diagnosis of coronary heart disease and usually performed by femoral approach that has several complications. To reduce these complications, upper extremity approach is increasingly used and is becoming preferred access site by many interventionists. Although radial approach is relatively well studied, safety, feasibility and risk ...

The superficial brachial artery (SBA), a branch of the axillary artery, is one of the most common arterial variations in this area. While it is more vulnerable to accidental arterial injection or injury, it could be useful for the nourishment of a medial arm skin free flap. To analyze the relationship between the SBA of axillary origin and segmental variation of the axillary artery, we dissecte...

Case Report During routine dissection of a male cadaver, of unknown age and ethnicity, the left brachial artery was found to be tortuous. It was observed that the superficial brachial artery was arising from the third part of the axillary artery proximal to the origin of the posterior and anterior circumflex humeral arteries (Figures 1, 2). On following it in the arm, it was observed that at th...

We present the case of a 48-year-old woman with hypothenar hammer syndrome. Hypothenar hammer syndrome is caused by chronic repetitive trauma to the ulnar artery and superficial palmar arch. This syndrome was originally described in males working in occupations that involved repetitive blunt trauma including working with jackhammers. It is believed that the ulnar artery is repetitively damaged ...

Ulnar artery pseudoaneurysms are rare lesions.We describe a case of posttraumatic pseudoaneurysm of the proximal ulnar artery.Open surgical repair must be the standard approach for the symptomatic and rapidly enlarging pseudoaneurysm. INTRODUCTION Vessel trauma can cause systemic,regional and local pathophysiological problems. Proximal ulnar artery aneurysms, including pseudoaneurysms, have not...

The incidence of superficial arteries was studied in 68 (38 right and 30 left) upper extremities. One right limb of an adult male presented a superficial arterial pattern (2.63%, total 1.47%) resembling a superficial brachio-ulno-radial artery (SBUR). The median nerve crossed the superficial brachial artery (SBA) from the posterior to the medial side and again posterior to the same at the cubit...