An improved technical trick for identification of the thoracodorsal nerve during axillary clearance surgery: a cadaveric dissection study.
Dimonge Joseph AnthonyBasnayaka Mudiyanselage Oshan Deshanjana BasnayakeNambunanayakkara Mahapalliyaguruge Gagana GangaYasith MathangasingheAjith Peiris MalalasekeraPublished in: Patient safety in surgery (2018)
The lateral thoracic vein is an accurate guide to the thoracodorsal nerve. We recommend exploring for the thoracodorsal nerve from a point 2 cm from the confluence of the lateral thoracic vein and the axillary vein for a distance of 25 ± 5 mm in a posterolateral direction, at a 540 ± 120 angle to the horizontal plane.