Anomalous superficial ulnar artery based flap

Upper limb shows a large number of arterial variations. This case report describes the presence of additional superficial ulnar artery which was used to raise a pedicle flap to cover an arm defect thus avoided using the main vessel of the forearm - radial or ulnar artery. Vascular anomalies occurrin...

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Main Authors: C. V. Ramani, Girish K. Kundagulwar, Jaiswal Dushyanth, Yadav S. Prabha
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.129643
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author C. V. Ramani
Girish K. Kundagulwar
Jaiswal Dushyanth
Yadav S. Prabha
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description Upper limb shows a large number of arterial variations. This case report describes the presence of additional superficial ulnar artery which was used to raise a pedicle flap to cover an arm defect thus avoided using the main vessel of the forearm - radial or ulnar artery. Vascular anomalies occurring in the arm and forearm tend to increase the likelihood of damaging the superficial anomalous arteries during surgery. Superficial ulnar or radial arteries have been described to originate from the upper third of the brachial artery; here we report the origin of the anomalous superficial ulnar artery originating from the brachial artery at the level of elbow with the concomitant presence of normal deep radial and ulnar arteries.
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spelling doaj-art-9171fc41124248ca8fb8c3ea6dc0d1f52025-08-20T03:20:36ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2014-01-01470112412610.4103/0970-0358.129643Anomalous superficial ulnar artery based flapC. V. Ramani0Girish K. Kundagulwar1Jaiswal Dushyanth2Yadav S. Prabha3Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaUpper limb shows a large number of arterial variations. This case report describes the presence of additional superficial ulnar artery which was used to raise a pedicle flap to cover an arm defect thus avoided using the main vessel of the forearm - radial or ulnar artery. Vascular anomalies occurring in the arm and forearm tend to increase the likelihood of damaging the superficial anomalous arteries during surgery. Superficial ulnar or radial arteries have been described to originate from the upper third of the brachial artery; here we report the origin of the anomalous superficial ulnar artery originating from the brachial artery at the level of elbow with the concomitant presence of normal deep radial and ulnar arteries.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.129643anomalous artery based flaparterial variations of the forearmsuperficial ulnar artery based flap
spellingShingle C. V. Ramani
Girish K. Kundagulwar
Jaiswal Dushyanth
Yadav S. Prabha
Anomalous superficial ulnar artery based flap
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anomalous artery based flap
arterial variations of the forearm
superficial ulnar artery based flap
title Anomalous superficial ulnar artery based flap
title_full Anomalous superficial ulnar artery based flap
title_fullStr Anomalous superficial ulnar artery based flap
title_full_unstemmed Anomalous superficial ulnar artery based flap
title_short Anomalous superficial ulnar artery based flap
title_sort anomalous superficial ulnar artery based flap
topic anomalous artery based flap
arterial variations of the forearm
superficial ulnar artery based flap
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.129643
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