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Many origins and insertions of an axillary muscular slip (also known as Langer's or axillary arch muscles) have been documented previously. In this report, we found duplicated axillary arch muscles (two variant muscular slips) originating from the inferolateral border of the right side latissimus dorsi muscle. Obviously, these axillary arch muscles can be distinguished as short and long muscular strips. While the origin was the same, the short muscular slip inserts into the fascia covering on the pectoralis minor, whereas the longer one inserts on/into the aponeurosis of pectoralis major. For the surgery in the axillary region, this rare variation should be considered a cause of surgical interventions.
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Background and Objective: The aim of this study is to find the prevalence of kinking of the external iliac artery (EIA) in cadavers and related symptoms of lower limbs and illness before death.Methods: The 128 halves of pelvis from 64 cadavers ( age = 72.5 years) were dissected and identified the kinking of the EIA. A retrospective study of symptom of lower limbs and illness before death were inspected by interviewing their relatives of 6 cases. The inguinal ligament and femoral ring edge were also observed for possible causes of abnormality of the artery.Results: Kinking of the external iliac artery was found in 10 cases ( age = 77.1 years, men = 9, woman = 1). The kinking was classified into 2 types : type I (3 right and 1 left sides) and type II (5 bilateral and 2 right sides) respectively. A retrospective history revealed that the symptoms of lower limb and illness before death were related to the kinking of the external iliac artery.Conclusion: Aging persons who showed symptoms of fatigue, edema, pain, weakness or claudication in lower limbs could be caused by kinking or coiling of blood vessels in the pelvis. The high degree of kinking or coiling may lead to ischemia of lower limbs or vascular complication during surgery. Therefore meticulous investigation should be performed to rule out external iliac artery kinking along with any treatment of pelvis and hip regions.Keywords: Kinking, Prevalence, External iliac artery
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Background: The variations of the organs in the body are some time found during dissection of formalin-embalmed cadavers in the practical class of Gross Anatomy.Objective: To record and report the first case in 5 years of horseshoe kidney from the practical class of Gross Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University.Results: A horseshoe kidney was found in an 82-year-old female cadaver. The single ureter was found on the right side. The multiple segmental arterial supply to the horseshoe kidney were observed.Keywords: horseshoe kidney, single ureter