Bilateral absence of ansa cervicalis replaced by vagocervical plexus: Case report and literature review

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-125

  Abu Hijleh, Marwan F ^a  

^a ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Anatomical variations; Ansa cervicalis; Hypoglossal nerve; Infrahyoid muscles; Vagocervical anastomosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL PLEXUS; HUMAN; MALE; NECK MUSCLE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VAGUS NERVE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HISTOLOGY; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGED; AUTOPSY; CERVICAL PLEXUS; HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 21244477776     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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