%0 Journal Article
%T An improved technical trick for identification of the thoracodorsal nerve during axillary clearance surgery: a cadaveric dissection study
%A Ajith Peiris Malalasekera
%A Basnayaka Mudiyanselage Oshan Deshanjana Basnayake
%A Dimonge Joseph Anthony
%A Nambunanayakkara Mahapalliyaguruge Gagana Ganga
%A Yasith Mathangasinghe
%J Archive of "Patient Safety in Surgery".
%D 2018
%R 10.1186/s13037-018-0164-2
%X The relationship of the thoracodorsal nerve and the lateral thoracic vein. The image on the left shows a dissection of a right axilla. The image on the right shows a 3D diagram (AV 每 Angular vein, AxV 每 Axillary vein, ICBN 每 Intercostobrachial nerve, LTN 每 Long thoracic nerve, LTV 每 Lateral thoracic vein, TDN 每 Thoracodorsal nerve, X 每 Reference point, a - horizontal distance, b 每 depth, c 每 displacement, 牟 每 angle with the horizontal plane
%K Thoracodorsal pedicle
%K Lateral thoracic vein
%K Anatomical landmark
%K Axillary clearance
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6020335/