ulnar artery


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Related to ulnar artery: ulnar nerve, brachial artery, radial artery
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Noun1.ulnar artery - large artery that branches from the brachial artery to supply the muscles of the forearm and wrist and handulnar artery - large artery that branches from the brachial artery to supply the muscles of the forearm and wrist and hand
arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
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1), which connects the apex of the SP to the medial epicondyle, thus, forming a tunnel in which the ulnar artery and nerve traverses (the supracondylar foramen) --a disposition also present in cats and in lower primates (De Jesus & Dellon, 2003; Caetano et al.).
One patient had an ulnar artery aneurysm with CAA and axillary aneurysm (Fig.
The system uses two, thin, flexible, magnetic catheters that are inserted into the ulnar artery and the ulnar vein in the arm through a small puncture.
Hypothenar flap based on a cutaneous perforator branch of the ulnar artery: An anatomic study.
As part of the procedure, two flexible magnetic catheters are inserted into an ulnar artery and ulnar vein in the arm.
Variant flexor carpi ulnaris muscle and variant course of ulnar artery in forearm.
Brown, "Ruptured ulnar artery pseudoaneurysm," Annals of Vascular Surgery, vol.
Here we report a rare case of a severe preeclampsia associated with primary APS and ulnar artery thrombosis in a teenage pregnancy at 29 weeks of gestation.
Computed tomography showed that the left distal brachial artery and the proximal part of the radial and ulnar arteries were obstructed, whereas a short segment of the ulnar artery was re-canalized (Figure 1).
The procedure employs the introduction of a magnetic catheter into the ulnar artery via the brachial artery, aligning a ceramic backstop in that catheter.
Intravascular administration of the corticosteroid into the ulnar artery was suspected in this case.
In our patient, we excised the aneurysmal sac and ligated the radial artery due to the positive Allen's test that confirmed the ulnar artery dominancy and findings of intraoperative Doppler ultrasound.