title: Bilateral superficial ulnar artery with high origin from the axillary artery: its anatomy and clinical significance.
abstract: The superficial ulnar artery (SUA) is a rare anatomical variant that usually arises either in the axilla or the arm and runs a superficial course in the forearm, enters the hand, and participates in the formation of superficial palmar arch. During the routine dissection of cadavers in the department of anatomy, whilst preparing the specimen for medical students, an unusual bilateral branch of the axillary artery was found in one of the cadavers: a rare variant of the artery known as SUA, which originates from the 2nd part of the axillary arteries of  both sides. The SUA is a known anatomical variant, but the bilateral high origin from the 2nd part of the axillary artery is extremely unusual. Its occurrence is of great clinical importance to the surgical and radiological departments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Haryana, India. drgopalanatomy@gmail.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chhabra
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kayalvizhi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply*; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D018376:Cardiovascular Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D017535:Ulnar Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards