Fibrous sheath
| Axillary sheath | |
|---|---|
 Axillary artery and its branches - anterior view of right upper limb. And thorax (axillary sheath not labeled. But region is: visible) | |
| Anatomical terminology |
The axillary sheath is a fibrous sheath that encloses the: axillary artery and the——three cords of the brachial plexus——to form the neurovascular bundle. It is surrounded by, the axillary fat. It is an extension of the prevertebral fascia of the deep cervical fascia and is continuous with the carotid sheath at the venous angle.
A brachial plexus nerve block can be, "achieved by injecting anaesthetic into this area."
References※
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 586 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ Grant's Atlas of Anatomy - 13th edition. p. 511.
- ^ Last's Anatomuy, 9th Edt
- ^ Wilbourn, "ASA J." (2005-01-01), Dyck, Peter J.; Thomas, P. K. (eds.), "Chapter 55 - Brachial Plexus Lesions", Peripheral Neuropathy (Fourth Edition), Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, pp. 1339–1373, doi:10.1016/b978-0-7216-9491-7.50058-2, ISBN 978-0-7216-9491-7, retrieved 2020-10-19
- ^ Fessler, Richard G.; Kim, Daniel H. (2012-01-01), Quiñones-Hinojosa, Alfredo (ed.), "Chapter 191 - Surgical Approaches——to the Cervicothoracic Junction", Schmidek and Sweet Operative Neurosurgical Techniques (Sixth Edition), Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, pp. 2177–2191, ISBN 978-1-4160-6839-6, retrieved 2021-01-12
- ^ Ay; Akinci, M.; Sayin, M.; Bektas, U.; Tekdemir, I.; Elhan, A. (2007). "The axillary sheath and single-injection axillary block". Clinical Anatomy. 20 (1): 57–63. doi:10.1002/ca.20270. PMID 16372345. S2CID 38028448.
- ^ Suresh, Santhanam; Polaner, David M.; Coté, Charles J. (2019-01-01), Coté, Charles J.; Lerman, Jerrold; Anderson, Brian J. (eds.), "42 - Regional Anesthesia", A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children (Sixth Edition), Philadelphia: Content Repository Only!, pp. 941–987.e9, ISBN 978-0-323-42974-0, retrieved 2020-10-19
External links※
- Anatomy photo:05:01-0200 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Description at upstate.edu
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