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A rare anastomosis between basilic and brachial veins

Year 2021, Volume: 15 Issue: 3, 252 - 254, 31.12.2021

Saliha Seda Adanır , Mustafa Orhan

Abstract

Variations in the veins of upper extremity are common. Knowing these variations is important for interventions to be carried out in this region. In this case report, a rare anastomosis between basilic vein and brachial vein is presented. During a routine cadaver dissection, a short and thick branch of the basilic vein was noticed to provide anastomosis between the basilic vein and the brachial vein in the right upper extremity of a 54-year-old male cadaver. The diameter of the basilic vein was quite narrow at the proximal part above the anastomosis. In addition, the axillary vein was noticed to be formed as a continuation of brachial vein, not basilic vein. The variation presented in this case report may cause serious complications, such as the rupture of the vessel in venous interventions related with the basilic vein.

Keywords

basilic vein brachial vein venous anastomosis venous catheterization

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Year 2021, Volume: 15 Issue: 3, 252 - 254, 31.12.2021

Saliha Seda Adanır , Mustafa Orhan

Abstract

References

  • Standring S (ed). Gray’s anatomy: The anatomical basis of clinical practice. 41st ed. London: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2015. p. 779–80.
  • Tubbs RS, Shoja MM, Loukas M (eds). Bergman’s comprehensive encyclopedia of human anatomic variation. Hoboken (NJ): John Wiley & Sons, Inc; 2016. p. 826–31.
  • Anaya-Ayala JE, Younes HK, Kaiser CL, Syed O, Ismail N, Naoum JJ, Davies MG, Peden EK. Prevalence of variant brachial-basilic vein anatomy and implications for vascular access planning. J Vasc Surg 2011;53:720–4.
  • Wineski LE (ed). Snell’s clinical anatomy by regions. 10th ed. China: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2011. p. 386–8.
  • Lee H, Lee SH, Kim SJ, Choi WI, Lee JH, Choi IJ. Variations of the cubital superficial vein investigated by using the intravenous illuminator. Anat Cell Biol 2015;48:62–5.
  • Iaffaldano RA, Lewis BE, Johnson SA, Piffare R, McKiernan TL. Patency of cryopreserved saphenous vein grafts as conduits for coronary artery bypass surgery. Chest 1995;108:725–9.
  • Kumar N, Aithal AP, Rao MK, Nayak SB. The venous chiasma between the basilic vein and the brachial vein: a case report. J Clin Diagn Res 2012;6:1539–40.
  • Singh SP, Ekandem GJ, Bose S. A study of the superficial veins of the cubital fossa in Nigerian subjects. Acta Anat (Basel) 1982;114:317– 20.
  • Okamoto K. A study of the superficial veins in the superior extremity of live Japanese. Anat Rec 1922;23:323–31.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Case Reports
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Saliha Seda Adanır 0000-0002-9098-5194

Mustafa Orhan This is me 0000-0003-4403-5718

Publication Date December 31, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2021 Volume: 15 Issue: 3

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APA Adanır, S. S., & Orhan, M. (2021). A rare anastomosis between basilic and brachial veins. Anatomy, 15(3), 252-254.
AMA Adanır SS, Orhan M. A rare anastomosis between basilic and brachial veins. Anatomy. December 2021;15(3):252-254.
Chicago Adanır, Saliha Seda, and Mustafa Orhan. “A Rare Anastomosis Between Basilic and Brachial Veins”. Anatomy 15, no. 3 (December 2021): 252-54.
EndNote Adanır SS, Orhan M (December 1, 2021) A rare anastomosis between basilic and brachial veins. Anatomy 15 3 252–254.
IEEE S. S. Adanır and M. Orhan, “A rare anastomosis between basilic and brachial veins”, Anatomy, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 252–254, 2021.
ISNAD Adanır, Saliha Seda - Orhan, Mustafa. “A Rare Anastomosis Between Basilic and Brachial Veins”. Anatomy 15/3 (December 2021), 252-254.
JAMA Adanır SS, Orhan M. A rare anastomosis between basilic and brachial veins. Anatomy. 2021;15:252–254.
MLA Adanır, Saliha Seda and Mustafa Orhan. “A Rare Anastomosis Between Basilic and Brachial Veins”. Anatomy, vol. 15, no. 3, 2021, pp. 252-4.
Vancouver Adanır SS, Orhan M. A rare anastomosis between basilic and brachial veins. Anatomy. 2021;15(3):252-4.
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