Open AccessAbsence of upper trunk of the brachial plexus
Author(s) -
Ali H Adam,
Ammar Mohammed Ali Mohammed,
Abbas Grebballa,
Sahar Rizig
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.91161
Subject(s) - brachial plexus , upper trunk , medicine , cadaver , brachial plexus block , anatomy , trunk , upper limb , surgery , biology , ecology
The brachial plexus is a complicated plexus supplying the upper limb. The brachial plexus is of great practical importance to the surgeon. It is encountered during operations upon the root of the neck, and hence it is in danger. Variations in the formation of the brachial plexus are common; and knowledge of the variation of the brachial plexus may be useful for surgeons, for improved guidance during supraclavicular block procedures, and for surgical approaches for brachial plexus. Here we report a case in which the superior trunk of the brachial plexus was found to be absent on the right side during a study on the cadaver-neck specimens in the Department of Anatomy.