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Anomalous Origin and Course of the Suprascapular Artery Combined with Absence of the Suprascapular Vein: Case Study and Clinical Implications

BACKGROUND: Variations concerning the origin and course of the suprascapular artery are numerous and present important clinical implications. AIM: In the present study the origin and course of the suprascapular artery are investigated in a sample of Greek (Caucasian) origin. MATERIALS AND METHODS: T...

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Autores principales: Pyrgakis, Panagiotis, Panagouli, Eleni, Venieratos, Dionysios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3624714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23641375
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1947-2714.107534
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author Pyrgakis, Panagiotis
Panagouli, Eleni
Venieratos, Dionysios
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Venieratos, Dionysios
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description BACKGROUND: Variations concerning the origin and course of the suprascapular artery are numerous and present important clinical implications. AIM: In the present study the origin and course of the suprascapular artery are investigated in a sample of Greek (Caucasian) origin. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The anatomy and course of the suprascapular artery were carefully examined in 31 adult human cadavers (16 male and 15 female). RESULTS: Anomalous origin of the suprascapular artery from the third segment of the subclavian artery was observed in the right side of only one female Caucasian specimen (1/62 = 1.6%). The suprascapular artery and the suprascapular nerve passed together under the superior transverse scapular ligament through the suprascapular notch, whereas the suprascapular vein was absent. CONCLUSION: According to the available literature, this type of variation in the origin of the suprascapular artery is considered rare. This variation is clinically important, since it is related to the creation mechanism of suprascapular neuropathy and has also obvious surgical implications. The variation is embryologically enlightened and has an interesting ontogenic aspect.
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spelling pubmed-36247142013-05-02 Anomalous Origin and Course of the Suprascapular Artery Combined with Absence of the Suprascapular Vein: Case Study and Clinical Implications Pyrgakis, Panagiotis Panagouli, Eleni Venieratos, Dionysios N Am J Med Sci Original Article BACKGROUND: Variations concerning the origin and course of the suprascapular artery are numerous and present important clinical implications. AIM: In the present study the origin and course of the suprascapular artery are investigated in a sample of Greek (Caucasian) origin. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The anatomy and course of the suprascapular artery were carefully examined in 31 adult human cadavers (16 male and 15 female). RESULTS: Anomalous origin of the suprascapular artery from the third segment of the subclavian artery was observed in the right side of only one female Caucasian specimen (1/62 = 1.6%). The suprascapular artery and the suprascapular nerve passed together under the superior transverse scapular ligament through the suprascapular notch, whereas the suprascapular vein was absent. CONCLUSION: According to the available literature, this type of variation in the origin of the suprascapular artery is considered rare. This variation is clinically important, since it is related to the creation mechanism of suprascapular neuropathy and has also obvious surgical implications. The variation is embryologically enlightened and has an interesting ontogenic aspect. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3624714/ /pubmed/23641375 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1947-2714.107534 Text en Copyright: © North American Journal of Medical Sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Pyrgakis, Panagiotis
Panagouli, Eleni
Venieratos, Dionysios
Anomalous Origin and Course of the Suprascapular Artery Combined with Absence of the Suprascapular Vein: Case Study and Clinical Implications
title Anomalous Origin and Course of the Suprascapular Artery Combined with Absence of the Suprascapular Vein: Case Study and Clinical Implications
title_full Anomalous Origin and Course of the Suprascapular Artery Combined with Absence of the Suprascapular Vein: Case Study and Clinical Implications
title_fullStr Anomalous Origin and Course of the Suprascapular Artery Combined with Absence of the Suprascapular Vein: Case Study and Clinical Implications
title_full_unstemmed Anomalous Origin and Course of the Suprascapular Artery Combined with Absence of the Suprascapular Vein: Case Study and Clinical Implications
title_short Anomalous Origin and Course of the Suprascapular Artery Combined with Absence of the Suprascapular Vein: Case Study and Clinical Implications
title_sort anomalous origin and course of the suprascapular artery combined with absence of the suprascapular vein: case study and clinical implications
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3624714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23641375
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1947-2714.107534
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