An Unusual Bilateral Duplication of the Suprascapular Vein and Its Relation to the Superior Transverse Scapular Ligament Revealed by Anatomage Table

Eleni Panagouli; Alexandra Tsirigoti; Georgia Kotsira; Theano Demesticha; Panagiotis Skandalakis; Theodore Troupis; Dimitrios Filippou

doi:10.5644/ama2006-124.272

An Unusual Bilateral Duplication of the Suprascapular Vein and Its Relation to the Superior Transverse Scapular Ligament Revealed by Anatomage Table

Acta Med Acad. 2019 Dec;48(3):307-311. doi: 10.5644/ama2006-124.272.

Authors

Eleni Panagouli¹, Alexandra Tsirigoti², Georgia Kotsira², Theano Demesticha², Panagiotis Skandalakis², Theodore Troupis², Dimitrios Filippou²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. [email protected].
² Department of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

PMID: 32124630
DOI: 10.5644/ama2006-124.272

Abstract

Objective: The aim of our paper is to present a rare variation of the suprascapular vein, its incidence and clinical significance.

Case report: A rare case of a double suprascapular vein was observed in a digitalized human cadaver on Anatomage Table 5.0. The vein divided into two branches, one passing over the transverse scapular ligament, while the other one coursed underneath the ligament, inside the notch.

Conclusion: This variation has major clinical importance as it is associated with the appearance of Suprascapular nerve entrapment syndrome.

Keywords: 3D Anatomy; Scapular Notch; Suprascapular Artery; Suprascapular Nerve; Transverse Scapular Ligament.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Ligaments / abnormalities*
Ligaments / anatomy & histology
Scapula / anatomy & histology
Scapula / blood supply
Shoulder / anatomy & histology
Shoulder / blood supply
Veins / abnormalities*
Veins / anatomy & histology