A prefix brachial plexus with two trunks and one anterior cord

The brachial plexus presents a great variability in formation, division and branching pattern. Its variants are of immense importance during axillary and arm surgery and nerve blockade. The current case highlights a unilateral atypical formation of brachial plexus, the so called prefix, in which the...

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Published inFolia morphologica Vol. 79; no. 2; pp. 402 - 406
Main Authors Natsis, K, Piagkou, M, Totlis, T, Kapetanakis, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Poland Wydawnictwo Via Medica 01.01.2020
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Aged
Anastomosis
Brachial plexus
Brachial Plexus - abnormalities
Cadaver
Elbow
Female
Humans
Surgery
Veins & arteries
trunks
cords
nerve roots
prefix
brachial plexus
variation
surgery
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Summary:The brachial plexus presents a great variability in formation, division and branching pattern. Its variants are of immense importance during axillary and arm surgery and nerve blockade. The current case highlights a unilateral atypical formation of brachial plexus, the so called prefix, in which the C4 root contributed a large branch to the superior trunk and further anastomosis with the inferior trunk. Thus, the prefix or high brachial plexus consisted of a superior and inferior trunk and one anterior cord. Coexisting neural and arterial variations are also discussed in relation to the data literature.
ISSN:0015-5659
1644-3284
DOI:10.5603/FM.a2019.0081