Axillary Vein
"Axillary Vein" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The venous trunk of the upper limb; a continuation of the basilar and brachial veins running from the lower border of the teres major muscle to the outer border of the first rib where it becomes the subclavian vein.
| Descriptor ID |
D001367
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.908.077
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| Concept/Terms |
Axillary Vein- Axillary Vein
- Axillary Veins
- Vein, Axillary
- Veins, Axillary
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Axillary Vein" by people in Profiles.
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Rueda CA, Nehler MR, Kimball TA, Dimond KR, Whitehill TA, Peyton BD. Arteriovenous fistula construction using femoral vein in the thigh and upper extremity: single-center experience. Ann Vasc Surg. 2008 Nov; 22(6):806-14.
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Oken AC, Frank SM, Merritt WT, Fair J, Klein A, Burdick J, Thompson S, Beattie C. A new percutaneous technique for establishing venous bypass access in orthotopic liver transplantation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 1994 Feb; 8(1):58-60.
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Riemer BL, D'Ambrosia R. The risk of injury to the axillary nerve, artery, and vein from proximal locking screws of humeral intramedullary nails. Orthopedics. 1992 Jun; 15(6):697-9.