title: [Superficial ulnar artery: Case report].
abstract: The anatomical variations of arterial axes of the upper limb are not uncommon and must be known to allow for safe surgical procedures and in order to limit the morbidity of these procedures. The superficial ulnar artery represents, after the variations in origin of the radial artery, the second most frequent variation in this area. When present, reconstructive procedures may be modified, especially when harvesting forearm free flaps, in order to choose this vessel as nourishing pedicle. The authors present the case of a superficial ulnar artery revealed intraoperatively while harvesting a radial forearm free flap, and a review of their cases in order to assess the frequency of this variation, and correlate it to literature.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale, centre François-Xavier-Michelet, centre hospitalier universitaire, place Amélie-Raba-Léon, 33000 Bordeaux, France. Electronic address: mathieu.bondaz@chu-bordeaux.fr.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bondaz
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale, centre François-Xavier-Michelet, centre hospitalier universitaire, place Amélie-Raba-Léon, 33000 Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lepivert
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale, centre François-Xavier-Michelet, centre hospitalier universitaire, place Amélie-Raba-Léon, 33000 Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Majoufre-Lefebvre
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale, centre François-Xavier-Michelet, centre hospitalier universitaire, place Amélie-Raba-Léon, 33000 Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Sessiecq
mesh_terms: D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting; D017535:Ulnar Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation
keywords: Anatomic variation; Artère radiale; Artère ulnaire; Chirurgie reconstructrice; Free tissue flap; Lambeau libre; Radial artery; Reconstructive surgical procedures; Ulnar artery; Variation anatomique