Upper limb deep vein thrombosis due to Langer's axillary arch

Claire Magee; Claire Jones; Stuart McIntosh; Denis W. Harkin; Stuart McIntosh

doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2011.07.002

Upper limb deep vein thrombosis due to Langer's axillary arch

Claire Magee, Claire Jones^*, Stuart McIntosh, Denis W. Harkin, Stuart McIntosh

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School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

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Langer's axillary arch is a recognized muscular anomaly characterized by an accessory muscular band crossing the axilla that rarely causes symptoms. We describe a patient who presented with an upper limb deep vein thrombosis caused by this aberrant muscle, which we believe is the first reported case. Axillary surgery with division of the aberrant muscle relieved upper limb venous obstruction in this patient. (J Vase Surg 2012;55:234-6.)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	234-236
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume	55
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2011.07.002
Publication status	Published - Jan 2012

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AXILLOPECTORAL MUSCLE

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Upper limb deep vein thrombosis due to Langer's axillary arch

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