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Type of Article: Case Report

Year: 2016 | Volume 4 | Issue 1 | Page No. 2125-2127

Date of Publication: 31-03-2016

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2016.160

BILATERAL HIGHER DIVISION OF BRACHIAL ARTERY: ITS MORPHOLOGY, EMBRYOGENESIS AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS

Rapotra M *¹, KV Amrutha ¹, Abraham J ¹, Singh R ².

^*1 Departments of Anatomy, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, Punjab, India.
² Department of Causality, Civil Hospital, Gurdaspur, Punjab, India.

Address: Dr. Megha Rapotra, Department of Anatomy, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh-160030, India. Ph. no: +9107837074533.
E-Mail: megharapotra94@gmail.com

Abstract

Brachial artery is the continuation of axillary artery and it begins at the lower border of teres major and terminates into radial and ulnar artery at the level of neck of radius in the cubital fossa. Exact information regarding        these variations is important during vascular and re-constructive surgery and also in evaluation of angiographic images. In the present study we noted an adult male cadaver with bilateral higher division of brachial artery. In this report we endeavour to discuss the relevance of embryogenesis and clinical importance. The knowledge of these variations is important to interventional surgeons, radiologists and anatomists. Exact information regarding these variations is important during vascular and re-constructive surgery and also in evaluation of angiographic images.
Key words: Brachial artery, Radial artery, Ulnar artery.

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Rapotra M, KV Amrutha, Abraham J, Singh R. BILATERAL HIGHER DIVISION OF BRACHIAL ARTERY: ITS MORPHOLOGY, EMBRYOGENESIS AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: A CASE REPORT. Int J Anat Res 2016;4(1):2125-2127. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2016.160