A Rare Anatomical Variation of the Termination of Right and Left Cephalic Veins
Joint Authors
Abledu, J. K.
Maalman, Raymond Saa-Eru
Donkor, Yaw Otchere
Ayamba, Ali M.
Source
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-02-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Clinically, the cephalic vein is preferred for haemodialysis in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF), to remove waste products from blood.
The cut-down of cephalic vein in the deltopectoral groove is preferred when superior vena caval infusion is necessary.
However, cephalic veins exhibit a wide array of developmental variations in terms of formation, course, and termination.
In this report, we describe a case of an anomalous cephalic vein with a bifid course of terminations on both left and right upper limbs which has not been described by previous literature.
During routine gross anatomy dissection of the neck, we observed a rare case of variation of the termination of the cephalic vein in both right and left upper limbs, of a male cadaver.
Knowledge of the variations of cephalic vein is important not only for anatomists but also for surgeons and clinicians as the vein is frequently used for different surgical procedures and for obtaining peripheral venous access as well.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Maalman, Raymond Saa-Eru& Donkor, Yaw Otchere& Ayamba, Ali M.& Abledu, J. K.. 2018. A Rare Anatomical Variation of the Termination of Right and Left Cephalic Veins. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151620
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Maalman, Raymond Saa-Eru…[et al.]. A Rare Anatomical Variation of the Termination of Right and Left Cephalic Veins. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Maalman, Raymond Saa-Eru& Donkor, Yaw Otchere& Ayamba, Ali M.& Abledu, J. K.. A Rare Anatomical Variation of the Termination of Right and Left Cephalic Veins. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151620
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1151620