Axillary artery is one of the most important arteries of the upper limb, which is a continua- tion of the subclavian artery. It begins at the lateral border of the first rib and ends at the inferior border of the teres major where it becomes the brachial artery. Axillary artery has six important branches included: 1) Superior thoracic artery 2) Thoracoacromial artery 3) Lateral thoracic artery ...

Introduction Axillary artery begins as a continuation of 3rd part of subclavian artery at the outer border of the first rib. It extends at the lower border of teres major muscle where it continues as the brachial artery. The pectoralis minor muscle divides the axillary artery into three parts. It usually gives off 6 branches. The 1st part which is medial to pectoralis minor muscle gives superio...

Variations of the brachial plexus and median nerve relationships with axillary artery may be significant to anatomists, radiologists, anesthesiologists, surgeons. In some cases, coexistence anatomical variations nerves vessels also a source conflict between individual structures, e.g., entrapment neuropathy due atypical (superficial nerve) course artery. The presented report describes coexistin...

In a 45 year male cadaver unusual variation of right brachial artery branching was observed. Brachial artery also showed high division in to radial and ulnar artery in upper third of arm. The posterior circumflex humeral artery, profunda brachii artery and superior ulnar collateral artery all arose from one common trunk in proximal part of brachial artery before its termination. In this report ...

The arterial supply to the rotator cuff muscles is generally provided by the subscapular, circumflex scapular, posterior circumflex humeral and suprascapular arteries. This study involved the bilateral dissection of the scapulohumeral region of 31 adult and 19 fetal cadaveric specimens. The subscapularis muscle was supplied by the subscapular, suprascapular and circumflex scapular arteries. The...

Introduction The axillary artery and its gross anatomy are well known to anatomists. The artery begins as a continuation of subclavian artery at the outer border of first rib and ends by becoming the brachial artery at the inferior border of teres major. The course of the artery varies with the position of the arm in relation to the body. When the arm is held at right angles to the body, the ar...

Anatomic variations of axillary artery branches are commonly encountered during radiological investigation and surgical operations. Their existence can confuse interpretation of radiological results and lead to undesired complications during surgery. In this report authors describe a rare case of a subscapular arterial trunk that gave origin to thoracodorsal, circumflex scapular, posterior hume...

Repetitive minor vascular injuries caused by physical activity in athletes may lead to ischaemia of the upper extremities. In volleyball players in particular, traumatic aneurysm of the posterior circumflex humeral artery has been reported to be a cause of ischaemia of the arm and hand. Such an aneurysm is described here; it was treated successfully with endovascular embolisation.

Accurate knowledge of the normal and variant anatomy of the axillary region is a prerequisite for correct diagnosis of the underlying pathology. The subsequent clinical procedures are of utmost significance for the vascular radiologists, surgeons and clinical anatomists. The vascular variations of the region should be well known [1]. The course and branching pattern of the axillary artery vary ...