BACKGROUND Diffuse microvascular bleeding remains a common problem after cardiac procedures. Systemic use of antifibrinolytic reduces the postoperative blood loss. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of local application of tranexamic acid to reduce blood loss after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). METHODS Thirty eight patients scheduled for primary isolated coro...

A case of anomalous terminal branching of the axillary artery, concerning the variant called superficial brachioradial artery (arteria brachioradialis superficialis) was described, with special regard to its embryological origin. The left upper limb of a male cadaver was dissected in successive steps from the axillary fossa distally to the palmar region. A variant artery, stemming from the end ...

A vessel connecting the axillary or brachial artery to one of the forearm arteries was found in a 65 year old male cadaver, during the gross anatomy dissection of the upper extremity of 20 adult cadavers at the Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Louisiana State University Medical Center. The right radial artery originated from the brachial artery nearly at the usual level and was conne...

We report the association of a persistent median artery, a bifid median nerve with a rare very high origin palmar cutaneous branch, presenting bilaterally in the upper limb of a 75-year-old female cadaver. The persistent median nerve with a bifid median nerve has been reported in patients presenting with carpal tunnel syndrome. Reports of this neurovascular anomaly occurring in association with...

INTRODUCTION: The brachial artery and its terminal branches are the major arterial supply to brachium antebrachium. Variations in vascular upper limbs have been previously documented occur more radial artery, followed by ulnar but less commonly arteryCASE: An embalmed cadaver was used for gross dissection during anatomy postgraduate students at department of human University Rwanda.During right...

During routine dissection of upper extremity in the department, variation in formation of radial artery was observed in a male cadaver of about 55 years of age. On the left side radial artery has taken origin from 2nd part of axillary artery where as in right it has originated at its normal level. The variation in relation of median nerve with the axillary artery was also seen on the right side...

Two variations of the median nerve described in the Lanz study as type 3 anomalies were found during dissection. In the first case the median nerve splits in the cubital fossa and descends through the carpal tunnel to the palm of the hand. In the second of the reported cases the median nerve splits 45 mm before entering the carpal tunnel and is accompanied by a persistent median artery. Surgeon...