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11137944

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-1-26
pubmed:abstractText
Variations in the arterial anatomy of the upper extremities, although uncommon, occur in up to one in five patients. Most of these variants occur in either the radial or ulnar artery; brachial artery variations are less common. The case we report is a rare anomaly consisting of brachial artery agenesis or regression. The brachial artery was absent from its origin but reconstituted as a normal-appearing vessel 3 cm above the antecubital fossa. The profunda brachii artery and the superior and inferior ulnar collateral arteries were also absent in this patient. The axillary artery served as the main collateral to the forearm. This constellation of anomalies has not been previously described or explained by developmental models in humans and other primates. We speculate that failure of development or arrest of specific vascular anlage in the upper extremity occurs at particular embryological stages because of unknown factors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0741-5214
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
191-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Absence of the brachial artery: report of a rare human variation and review of upper extremity arterial anomalies.
pubmed:affiliation
Vascular Surgical Service, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, NJ 07631, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports