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Felix VB, Dos Santos JAB, Fernandes KJM, et al. Anatomical study of the accessory axillary vein in cadavers: a contribution to the axillary surgical approach. J Vasc Bras. 2016;15(4):275-279doi: 10.1590/1677-5449.003616.
Felix, V. B., Dos Santos, J. A. B., Fernandes, K. J. M., Cabral, D. R. G., Dos Santos, C. A. S., Rodrigues, C. F. S., Lima, J. S. B., & Ramalho, A. J. C. (2016). Anatomical study of the accessory axillary vein in cadavers: a contribution to the axillary surgical approach. Jornal vascular brasileiro, 15(4), 275-279. https://doi.org/10.1590/1677-5449.003616
Felix, Valtuir Barbosa, et al. "Anatomical study of the accessory axillary vein in cadavers: a contribution to the axillary surgical approach." Jornal vascular brasileiro vol. 15,4 (2016): 275-279. doi: https://doi.org/10.1590/1677-5449.003616
Felix VB, Dos Santos JAB, Fernandes KJM, Cabral DRG, Dos Santos CAS, Rodrigues CFS, Lima JSB, Ramalho AJC. Anatomical study of the accessory axillary vein in cadavers: a contribution to the axillary surgical approach. J Vasc Bras. 2016 Oct-Dec;15(4):275-279. doi: 10.1590/1677-5449.003616. PMID: 29930604; PMCID: PMC5829725.
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J Vasc Bras. 2016 Oct-Dec;15(4):275-279. doi: 10.1590/1677-5449.003616.

Anatomical study of the accessory axillary vein in cadavers: a contribution to the axillary surgical approach.

Jornal vascular brasileiro

Valtuir Barbosa Felix, José André Bernardino Dos Santos, Katharina Jucá de Moraes Fernandes, Dhayanna Rolemberg Gama Cabral, Carlos Adriano Silva Dos Santos, Célio Fernando de Sousa Rodrigues, Jacqueline Silva Brito Lima, Antônio José Casado Ramalho

Affiliations

  1. Universidade Federal de Alagoas - UFAL, Hospital Universitário Prof. Alberto Antunes - HUPAA, Departamento Anatomia Humana, Maceió, AL, Brazil.
  2. Centro Universitário CESMAC, Departamento Anatomia Humana, Maceió, AL, Brazil.
  3. Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas - UNCISAL, Departamento Anatomia Humana, Maceió, AL, Brazil.
  4. Universidade Federal de Alagoas - UFAL, Departamento Anatomia Humana, Maceió, AL, Brazil.

PMID: 29930604 PMCID: PMC5829725 DOI: 10.1590/1677-5449.003616

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The axillary vein is an important blood vessel that participates in drainage of the upper limb. Some individuals present a second axillary vein (accessory axillary vein), which is an important collateral drainage path.

OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to determine the incidence of the accessory axillary vein and to describe this vessel's topography.

METHODS: In this study, axillary dissections were carried out on twenty-four (24) human cadavers of both sexes that had been fixed with 10% formaldehyde. The upper limbs of the cadavers were still attached to the bodies and the axillary structures were preserved. Data collection was carried out and the axillary structures of the cadavers were compared.

RESULTS: The incidence of accessory axillary veins was 58.3%, with no significant preference for sex or for side of the body. The accessory axillary vein originated from the lateral brachial vein in 39.28% of cases, from the common brachial vein in 35.71% of cases, and from the deep brachial vein in 25% of cases.

CONCLUSIONS: Its high incidence and clinical relevance make the accessory axillary vein important for provision of collateral circulation in the event of traumatic injury to the axillary vein.

Keywords: anatomy; axilla; axillary vein; cardiac catheterization

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest: No conflicts of interest declared concerning the publication of this article.

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