Tortuous ulnar artery presenting as left distal forearm mass

Ganesh Ramakrishnan; Rodrigue F Fontem; Sharvil U Sheth

doi:10.1016/j.jvscit.2020.06.010

Tortuous ulnar artery presenting as left distal forearm mass

J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2020 Jun 26;6(3):430-432. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2020.06.010. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Authors

Ganesh Ramakrishnan¹, Rodrigue F Fontem², Sharvil U Sheth³

Affiliations

¹ Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.
² Department of General Surgery, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, Pa.
³ Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, Pa.

Abstract

Knowledge of anatomic variation in vasculature is critical to safe medical intervention as conduits vary in morphology, architecture, and course. Tortuosity is a common anatomic variant in certain arterial beds; however, its prevalence in ulnar arteries is not well documented in the literature. Here we report two cases of tortuous ulnar arteries in patients being evaluated for upper extremity hemodialysis access.

Keywords: Arterial tortuosity; Forearm mass; Ulnar access; Variant ulnar artery; Wrist mass.

Publication types

Case Reports