What is the anterior axillary fold (plica axillaris anterior)?

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From the Guidelines

Plica axillaris anterior, juga dikenal sebagai lipatan axillary anterior, adalah struktur anatomi yang terletak di batas depan axilla (ketiak). Ini dibentuk oleh tepi bawah otot pectoralis mayor saat meluas dari dada ke lengan atas. Lipatan ini menjadi terlihat ketika lengan diangkat dan menciptakan batas depan (depan) dari ketiak. Plica axillaris anterior secara klinis signifikan karena berfungsi sebagai titik acuan penting selama pemeriksaan fisik dan prosedur bedah yang melibatkan daerah axillary. Ini berisi struktur neurovaskular penting, termasuk cabang-cabang pembuluh darah torakoakromial dan saraf pectoralis lateral. Memahami struktur anatomi ini sangat penting bagi para profesional kesehatan saat melakukan prosedur seperti diseksi kelenjar getah bening, operasi payudara, atau saat memeriksa kelainan di daerah axillary 1. Batasi posterior dari axilla dibentuk oleh lipatan serupa yang disebut plica axillaris posterior, yang dibuat oleh otot latissimus dorsi dan teres mayor.

Beberapa poin penting tentang plica axillaris anterior adalah:

  • Ini adalah struktur anatomi yang terletak di batas depan axilla
  • Dibentuk oleh tepi bawah otot pectoralis mayor
  • Berfungsi sebagai titik acuan penting selama pemeriksaan fisik dan prosedur bedah
  • Berisi struktur neurovaskular penting
  • Memahami struktur anatomi ini sangat penting bagi para profesional kesehatan.

Dalam kesimpulan, plica axillaris anterior adalah struktur anatomi yang sangat penting di daerah axillary, dan memahami struktur ini sangat penting bagi para profesional kesehatan untuk melakukan prosedur yang tepat dan efektif.

From the Research

Plica Axillaris Anterior Tanımı

  • Plica axillaris anterior, kol altı bölgesinde bulunan bir anatomik varyasyondur.
  • Bu varyasyon, latissimus dorsi kasının bir parçası olan ve kol altı damarları ve sinirleri önünde geçen bir yapıdır 2, 3.
  • Plica axillaris anterior, cerrahi prosedürleri complice edebilecek bir yapı olduğu için, özellikle meme cerrahisi alanında çalışan cerrahların bu yapı hakkında bilgi sahibi olması önemlidir 2, 3.

Plica Axillaris Anteriorın Özellikleri

  • Plica axillaris anterior, genellikle unilateral ve kaslı bir yapıdır 3.
  • Bu yapı, latissimus dorsi kasından köken alır ve pectoralis major kasına bağlanır 3.
  • Plica axillaris anterior, lateral torasik damarlar veya subskapular arter tarafından beslenir ve thorakodorsal sinir tarafından innervasyona sahiptir 3.

Plica Axillaris Anteriorın Klinik Önemi

  • Plica axillaris anterior, kol altı lenf nodu biyopsisi, lenfadenektomi veya meme rekonstrüksiyonu gibi cerrahi prosedürleri complice edebilecek bir yapıdır 2, 3.
  • Bu nedenle, cerrahların bu yapı hakkında bilgi sahibi olması ve gerekli önlemleri alması önemlidir 2, 3.

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