Anatomy of the superficial temporal artery and its branches: Its importance for surgery

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 248-253

  Pinar, Yelda Atamaz ^a   Govsa, Figen ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Flap; Superficial temporal artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CADAVER; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; FEMALE; FOREHEAD FLAP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TEMPORAL BONE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; TEMPORAL ARTERIES; ZYGOMA;

EID: 33646682879     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-006-0094-z     Document Type: Article

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