Unilateral agenesis of the facial artery with compensation by a giant transverse facial artery

Folia Morphologica

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 226-228

  Tubbs, R Shane ^a,b   Salter, E George ^a   Oakes, W Jerry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anomaly; Blood supply; Face; Variation

Indexed keywords

AGENESIS; ARTERY; ARTICLE; FACE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTROPHY; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; TEMPORAL ARTERY; VASCULARIZATION;

DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FACE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLARY ARTERY; PAROTID GLAND; TEMPORAL ARTERIES;

EID: 24744451232     PISSN: 00155659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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